The Matching Law of Choice Behavior States That, Given Two

question 66

Multiple Choice

The matching law of choice behavior states that, given two responses that are reinforced on different VI schedules, an organism will:

• A) give only the response that provides the better rate of reinforcement.
• B)respond in order to approximately match the relative rate of reinforcement for each response.
• C)
• Give both responses at roughly equal rates.
• D)
• Become confused and stop responding altogether.

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