Animals Placed on This Schedule of Reinforcement Often Show a Pause

question 65

Multiple Choice

Animals placed on this schedule of reinforcement often show a pause in responding briefly after being reinforced possibly because they have learned that the next response is never reinforced. This behaviour is indicative of the schedule of reinforcement.

• A) variable-ratio
• B) intermittent ratio
• C) fixed-ratio
• D) variable-interval
• E) fixed-interval

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