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Suppose That in October the Price of a Cup of Cafe

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Suppose that in October the price of a cup of cafe latte was $2.50 and 400 lattes were consumed. In November the price of a latte was $2.00 and 600 lattes were consumed. What might have caused this change?


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DRH Schedule

Differential Reinforcement of High rates of behavior is a schedule of reinforcement where high rates of a specific behavior are reinforced.

Reinforcement

A process in behaviorism that increases the likelihood of a behavior repeating by applying a stimulus following that behavior.

DRL Schedule

A type of reinforcement schedule where a response is only reinforced if it occurs after a specified amount of time has passed since the last reinforced response.

Reinforcement

In behaviorism, a stimulus or event that follows a behavior and increases the likelihood of that behavior's recurrence.

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