Which of the Following Is True Concerning Partial Schedules of Reinforcement

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true concerning partial schedules of reinforcement?

• A)Interval schedules tend to yield higher rates of responding as compared to ratio schedules.
• B)Ratio schedules tend to yield higher rates of responding as compared to interval schedules.
• C)Fixed schedules tend to yield higher rates of responding as compared to variable schedules.
• D)All combinations of intermittent schedules tend to yield similar rates of responding.

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Descriptive Methods

Methods that yield descriptions of behavior but not necessarily causal explanations.

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