A rat in a Skinner box is reinforced with a food pellet every time it presses the bar. This is an example of:
A)the partial reinforcement effect.
B)a fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement.
C)continuous reinforcement.
D)superstitious behavior.

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Continuous reinforcement provides reinforcement after every response, which is described in the scenario where the rat receives a food pellet every time it presses the bar.

Note: The other options are not the best choices because the partial reinforcement effect refers to a phenomenon where behavior that is reinforced intermittently is more resistant to extinction than behavior that is reinforced continuously; a fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement provides reinforcement for the first response after a certain amount of time has passed, and superstitious behavior refers to behavior that is accidentally reinforced and becomes associated with a particular context or behavior.

A Rat in a Skinner Box Is Reinforced with a Food