Given the same overall frequency of reinforcement on a fixed and a variable schedule of reinforcement, you should predict that the variable reinforcement schedule will tend to produce
a. more breaks in responding and lower resistance to extinction.
b. steadier response rates but lower resistance to extinction.
c. more breaks in responding but greater resistance to extinction.
d. steadier response rates and greater resistance to extinction.
D
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