Animals Trained on Schedules of Reinforcement Sometimes Show a Post-Reinforcement

question 127

Multiple Choice

Animals trained on schedules of reinforcement sometimes show a post-reinforcement pause-they stop responding for a while immediately after reinforcement is delivered. Which of the following schedules would NOT show a post-reinforcement pause?

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

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