Number 9, Your Favorite Lab Rat, Has to Run 10

question 123

Multiple Choice

Number 9, your favorite lab rat, has to run 10 revolutions in the activity wheel in order to receive a pellet of food. The manner in which this contingency affects Number 9's behavior is an example of a

• A) schedule effect.
• B) schedule of reinforcement.
• C) contingency of reinforcement.
• D) three-term contingency.

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