In a comparison of the cumulative record produced by the VR-50 schedule of reinforcement in Exercise 33 with the cumulative record for the VI-50 in Exercise 34 , which feature of the pattern of responding do the two records share?
a. High rate
b. Low rate
c. Steady rate
d. Scallop
c. Steady rate
Answer feedback: The rates of responding produced by the two schedules were very different, with the rate under the VR-50 schedule being much higher. However, both schedules produced responding that was steady. Neither record displayed the scalloped pattern of responding that characterizes FI schedules (scalloped).
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