Which of the following categories of reinforcement schedule tends to produce more resistance to extinction than the others?
a. VR
b. VI
c. FR
d. FI
a. VR
Answer feedback: Generally, ratio schedules tend to produce greater resistance to extinction than interval schedules do. It is also the case that such resistance tends to be greater following variable schedules than fixed schedules.
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