Immediately After Being Reinforced, a Rat on Which of the Following

question 11

Multiple Choice

Immediately after being reinforced, a rat on which of the following schedules of reinforcement would show the LONGEST pause before its next response?

• A)F ixed-ratio
• B)V ariable-ratio
• C)Fixed-interval
• D)Variable-interval

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