The upper boundary of the amount of work an animal will do to receive a desired outcome is called ________.

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Ratio strain refers to the point at which the effort required to obtain a reward becomes so high that the behavior to receive that reward decreases or stops. This concept is often discussed in the context of operant conditioning, where the ratio of responses to rewards is manipulated.

The Upper Boundary of the Amount of Work an Animal