Adele and Tricia want Dan to help them with their statistics project. Tricia calls Dan two, three, and four times a day before finally reaching him and speaking with him about her project. Adele knows Dan is only available in the late afternoon, so waits to call about her project at that time. Then, Dan decides he doesn't want to provide free help and tells them both not to call him anymore. He has just "devalued" himself. Who will continue to call Dan, hoping to change his mind?

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Adele was on a variable interval schedule, which means that she was calling Dan at random intervals. This type of schedule is more resistant to extinction than a variable ratio schedule, which means that Tricia is more likely to give up calling Dan than Adele.

Adele and Tricia Want Dan to Help Them with Their