Author Question: On a concurrent VI 10-sec VR 100 schedule, _____ theory predicts that a pigeon would spend most of ... (Read 80 times)

anjilletteb · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

On a concurrent VI 10-sec VR 100 schedule, _____ theory predicts that a pigeon would spend most of its time on the VR 100 schedule and switch over to the VI schedule approximately every 10 seconds. In contrast, _____ theory predicts that the pigeon will spend much more of its time on the VI schedule than is predicted by matching.

A) melioration; maximization
B) maximization; optimization
C) maximization; melioration
D) melioration; optimization

Question 2

In order to maximize overall reinforcement on a concurrent VI 20-sec VR 50 schedule, a pigeon should ideally respond

A) exclusively on the VR 50 component.
B) more on the VR 50 component than is predicted by matching.
C) more on the VI 20-sec component than is predicted by matching.
D) exclusively on the VI 20-sec component.