A pigeon in a Skinner box is pecking the disk at a high, steady rate. The graph portraying this pigeon's responding will have:
Correct answer: A. a steep, unchanging slope
- A. a steep, unchanging slope
- B. a shallow, unchanging slope
- C. a progressively steeper slope
- D. a progressively shallower slope
Explanation
A cumulative record plots responses over time, so a high, steady response rate appears as a straight line with a steep, constant slope. A shallow slope would indicate a low response rate.
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