If B Is Behavior, R Is Reinforcement, and 1 and 2

question 205

Multiple Choice

If B is behavior, R is reinforcement, and 1 and 2 are the alternatives of a concurrent schedule, then would imply that the:  

• A) number of responses will match the number of reinforcers obtained.
• B) proportion of responses for each alternative will become equal over time.
• C) organism will respond exclusively to the alternative with the highest rate of reinforcement.
• D) proportion of responses across the two alternatives will equal the proportion of reinforcers obtained for those alternatives.

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