It Has Been Proposed That Behavioral Contrast Occurs Because

question 2

Multiple Choice

It has been proposed that behavioral contrast occurs because

• A)responding is shifted from a schedule with low reinforcement to one with higher reinforcement
• B)there is less habituation or satiation when the reinforcers are reduced on one reinforcement schedule
• C)the subject compares the value of one schedule to what is available on the other schedule
• D)all of the above

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