All Other Things Being Equal, an Animal Trained on Which

question 278

Multiple Choice

All other things being equal, an animal trained on which of the following schedules of reinforcement should experience extinction most quickly when the reinforcement is removed?

• A) Fixed-interval schedule
• B) Continuous schedule
• C) Variable-ratio schedule
• D) Variable-interval schedule

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