Your Biology Professor Has Decided to Divide the Semester into Three

Multiple Choice

Your biology professor has decided to divide the semester into three equal sections. During each section, you meet for nine class periods and then have an exam. This most closely resembles a _____ schedule of reinforcement. We would expect the cumulative record for this schedule to have _____.

A) fixed ratio; a steep slope with few pauses
B) fixed interval; a steep slope with few pauses
C) variable interval; flat sections followed by dramatic bursts of rapid responding
D) fixed interval; flat sections followed by dramatic bursts of rapid responding