If pecking at key "A" results in reinforcement with a highly desirable reinforcer with a relative rate of reinforcement of 0.5, and pecking at key "B" occurs with a relative response rate of 0.2, you conclude
A)there is a response bias for the reinforcer provided by key "B."
B)there is a response bias for the reinforcer provided by key "A."
C)there are necessarily other response keys.
D)the generalized form of the matching law is incorrect.

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The relative response rate for key "A" is higher than that of key "B," indicating that the subject is responding more to the reinforcer provided by key "A." Therefore, there is a response bias for the reinforcer provided by key "A."

If Pecking at Key "A" Results in Reinforcement with a Highly