Every Time Mark Studies for a Test Between 8 PM

question 51

Multiple Choice

Every time Mark studies for a test between 8 PM and 11 PM, he gets at least 95% correct on the test. If he studies at any other time, he never gets more than 75% correct. After this happens enough times, Mark decides to study only between 8 and 11. Time has become a_________ , and Mark's behavior is_________ .

• A) reinforcement schedule, being partially reinforced
• B) discriminative stimulus, under stimulus control
• C) discriminative stimulus, undergoing extinction
• D) reinforcer, predictable

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