Suppose You Want an Organism to Learn to Make Avoidance

question 38

Multiple Choice

Suppose you want an organism to learn to make avoidance responses in a free-operant avoidance procedure.To aid in training, you should provide

• A)a longer S-S interval and a shorter R-S interval.
• B)a longer R-S interval and a shorter S-S interval.
• C)short S-S and R-S intervals.
• D)long S-S and R-S intervals.

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