In a fixed-interval reinforcement schedule, if the interval between presentations of reinforcers is shortened the response rate will:
a. extinguish.
b. increase.
c. decrease.
d. remain the same but extinction will take longer.
ANS: B
FEEDBACK: Skinner's research showed that the shorter the interval between presentations of the reinforcer, the greater the frequency of response. The response rate declined as the interval between reinforcements lengthened.
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