Schlinger and Blakely Found That the Reinforcing Power of a Delayed

question 49

Multiple Choice

Schlinger and Blakely found that the reinforcing power of a delayed reinforcer could be increased by ________.

• A) increasing the size of the reinforcer
• B) preceding the reinforcer with a stimulus
• C) providing a different kind of reinforcer
• D) following the reinforcer with a stimulus

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