Immediately After Being Reinforced, a Rat on Which Schedule of Reinforcement

question 6

Multiple Choice

Immediately after being reinforced, a rat on which schedule of reinforcement would show the longest pause before its next response?

• A)fixed interval
• B)fixed ratio
• C)variable interval
• D)variable ratio

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