Two Skinner Boxes Are Side by Side

question 92

True/False

Two Skinner boxes are side by side. The rat in the first Skinner box gets a food pellet every time it presses the bar.The rat in the second Skinner box gets a food pellet every ten times it presses the bar. If the food-dispensing mechanism is shut off, the rat in the first Skinner box will quit pressing thebar sooner than the rat in the second Skinner box does.

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