Stanley Wants to Determine Which of Two Reinforcement Schedules Is

question 14

Multiple Choice

Stanley wants to determine which of two reinforcement schedules is more attractive to rats. He trains a rat to press a lever for food, and then puts the rat into an experimental chamber containing two levers. Pressing one lever produces reinforcement on an FR 10 schedule; pressing the other lever produces reinforcement on an FI 10" schedule. Lever pressing is on a _________.

• A) multiple schedule
• B) chain schedule
• C) concurrent schedule
• D) redundant schedule

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