In Fixed-Interval Reinforcement,_____

question 9

Multiple Choice

In fixed-interval reinforcement,_____.

• A) rats press the lever very rapidly when reinforcements are extinguished
• B) the response rate declines when the interval between reinforcements is shortened
• C) the frequency of reinforcers had no effect on how quickly the responses extinguished
• D) the timing of the reinforcement is unrelated to the number of responses

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