Lowe and colleagues (1983) explained their observation that humans generated either high or low rates of responding, but not the typical schedule patterns observed in animals, during schedule training, by arguing that:
A) Language causes humans to behave according to a rule rather than the arranged contingencies
B) Schedule studies in humans are too short to develop the stereotypical patterns
C) Schedule effects do not generalize from animal to human behavior
D) Humans are not motivated to be in the study so they do not pay sufficient attention to the contingencies

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Lowe and colleagues (1983) argued that language allows humans to behave according to rules they verbalize about the contingencies, rather than directly responding to the contingencies themselves, which explains the difference in response patterns between humans and animals during schedule training.

Lowe and Colleagues (1983) Explained Their Observation That Humans Generated