Things are going pretty well for George (see item 26) until he jumps from reinforcing every tenth response to reinforcing every 50th response. At this point, the pigeon responds erratically and nearly stops responding entirely. George's pigeon is suffering from _________
a. ratio strain
b. ratiocination
c. satiation
d. reinforcer deprivation
A
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. True b. False
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a. peripheral area c. optic nerve b. blind spot d. fovea
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