What Is a Schedule of Reinforcement

question 61

Multiple Choice

What is a schedule of reinforcement

• A) a description of whether positive or negative reinforcement is in use 
• B) a specific pattern of presentation of reinforcers over time 
• C) a pattern of resistance to extinction 
• D) the reinforcement of closer and closer approximation of a desired response

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Definitions:

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