A Rat in a Skinner Box Is Reinforced with a Food

question 455

Multiple Choice

A rat in a Skinner box is reinforced with a food pellet every time it presses the bar. This is an example of:

• A) the partial reinforcement effect.
• B) a fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement.
• C) continuous reinforcement.
• D) superstitious behavior.

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