You Are Watching a Rat Press a Bar in a Skinner

question 173

Multiple Choice

You are watching a rat press a bar in a Skinner box. As you look at the cumulative record, you notice that there are significant pauses in responding after reinforcement is delivered. The pauses are flat. The rat does not respond at all for about 10 seconds, then he presses the bar at a very high rate. What kind of schedule is the rat being trained on?

• A)Fixed interval
• B)Variable interval
• C)Fixed ratio
• D)Variable ratio
• E)Continuous reinforcement

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