A rat is placed in an operant chamber with two bars.On Bar A,the rat is reinforced on a FR 10 schedule,while on Bar B the rat is reinforced on a FR 40 schedule.According to matching law,the rat will respond ______.
A)only on Bar A
B)only on Bar B
C)on both A and B
D)The rat will stop responding.

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According to the matching law, the rate of response is proportional to the rate of reinforcement. The rat will respond on both bars, but more frequently on Bar A due to the higher rate of reinforcement (FR 10) compared to Bar B (FR 40).

A Rat Is Placed in an Operant Chamber with Two