As part of an experiment, James is told that he can earn money by pushing a key on an FI 60-sec schedule of reinforcement. James pushes the response key at a blistering pace throughout the interval between reinforcers. In this scenario, it is likely that James:
A) ?has realized that this is the only way to attain all the reinforcers.
B) ?was previously exposed to an FT 60-sec schedule.
C) ?has assumed that he can attain more reinforcers by emitting more responses than needed.
D) ?developed the behavior of pushing keys gradually.
C
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