After Every Twenty Presses on a Lever,a Rat Is Rewarded

question 67

Multiple Choice

After every twenty presses on a lever,a rat is rewarded with drops of water.This schedule is an example of a ____.

• A) fixed-ratio schedule
• B) fixed-interval schedule
• C) variable-interval schedule
• D) variable-ratio schedule

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