It has been proposed that behavioral contrast occurs because
A)responding is shifted from a schedule with low reinforcement to one with higher reinforcement
B)there is less habituation or satiation when the reinforcers are reduced on one reinforcement schedule
C)the subject compares the value of one schedule to what is available on the other schedule
D)all of the above

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All of the above reasons have been proposed to explain why behavioral contrast occurs. Responding shifts from a low reinforcement schedule to a higher one, there is less habituation or satiation when reinforcers are reduced on one schedule, and the subject compares the value of one schedule to what is available on the other schedule.

It Has Been Proposed That Behavioral Contrast Occurs Because