In Operant Conditioning,presenting Reinforcement Upon the Occurrence of a Response

question 221

Multiple Choice

In operant conditioning,presenting reinforcement upon the occurrence of a response only at regular time periods is called a _____ schedule.

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

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