Markel Wants to Teach His Dog to Sit, but He

question 101

Multiple Choice

Markel wants to teach his dog to sit, but he doesn't want his dog to gain too much weight from getting too many treats. Based on what you know about schedules of reinforcement, you tell him it would be BEST to use a(n) _____ schedule of reinforcement.

• A) extinction
• B) negative
• C) partial
• D) continuous

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