A Researcher Calculates How Many Times a Rat Presses a Lever

question 88

Multiple Choice

A researcher calculates how many times a rat presses a lever after having been either reinforced or punished. What kind of dependent variable is this?

• A) latency or duration
• B) degree or amount
• C) rate or frequency
• D) correctness

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