Other students take advantage of the professor's absence to look on each others' papers.When the professor periodically returns, this behavior stops, only to start again when the professor leaves.This is an example of
A)overshadowing.
B)a multiple schedule of reinforcement.
C)stimulus generalization.
D)the peak-shift effect.

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The behavior of looking on each others' papers only occurs when the professor is absent, indicating that it is being reinforced by the absence of the authority figure. This is an example of a multiple schedule of reinforcement, where the behavior is reinforced on one schedule (when the professor is absent) and not on another (when the professor is present).

Other Students Take Advantage of the Professor's Absence to Look