Pigeon Study A pigeon is confronted with two disks, one green, the other red.The bird receives food on a VI 20"
Schedule when it pecks the green disk, and on a VI 10" schedule when it pecks the red one.
Refer to Pigeon Study.The principle that allows you to predict the behavior of the pigeon is called the
)
A)law of effect
B)matching law
C)Premack principle
D)differential outcomes effect

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The matching law states that the relative rate of responding to a choice is equal to the relative rate of reinforcement for that choice. In this experiment, the pigeon's behavior is predicted by the matching law as it chooses to peck at the green disc (which has a VI 20" schedule of reinforcement) less often than the red disc (which has a VI 10" schedule of reinforcement).

Pigeon Study a Pigeon Is Confronted with Two Disks, One