You are watching a pigeon pecking a disk in a small chamber. A cumulative recorder is connected to the disk. While you are watching, the pigeon is pecking at a slow, steady rate. Based on this information, you can predict that the line on the cumulative recorder will have a _____ slope.
A)steep, upward
B)shallow, upward
C)shallow, downward
D)steep, downward

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A cumulative recorder tracks the number of responses over time, with each response moving the pen a fixed distance upward. A slow, steady rate of pecking would produce a shallow, upward slope, indicating a consistent but low rate of response.

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