You are watching a rat pressing a lever in a Skinner box to obtain food pellets.The rat is pressing the lever at a very high rate and does not stop,even when a food pellet is delivered.Which type of reinforcement schedule is likely in place in this example

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Variable-ratio schedules tend to produce high and steady rates of responding because the reinforcement is based on the number of responses, but unpredictably so. The rat doesn't know which lever press will bring the next food pellet, encouraging continuous pressing.

You Are Watching a Rat Pressing a Lever in a Skinner