Researchers Have Found That When They Increase or Decrease the Incentive

question 70

Multiple Choice

Researchers have found that when they increase or decrease the incentive, the effect on an animal's instrumental behavior depends on

• A) the animal's knowledge and experience with that incentive.
• B) the difficulty of the response or the amount of effort required to produce the response.
• C) the type of occasion setters used to signal the incentive changes.
• D) whether the reinforcer is primary or secondary.

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