According to the Matching Law, in an Experiment Where a Pigeon

question 48

Multiple Choice

According to the matching law, in an experiment where a pigeon has to press colored keys to receive food, the percentage of responses emitted on a green key should have been 25% under one condition of the experiment and 55% under another condition of the experiment. The respective percentages were instead 35% and 70%. This is most likely an example of

• A) bias.
• B) COD.
• C) melioration.
• D) matching.

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