How Might You Use What You Know About Reinforcement Schedules

question 49

Essay

How might you use what you know about reinforcement schedules to study the effects of air temperature on behaviorinferred, but see 225; figure 7-12)
Answers should indicate an understanding of the value of schedule-induced steady rates to study the effects of independent variables, such as air temperature.

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