You are watching a rat pressing a lever in a Skinner box to obtain food pellets.The rat is pressing the lever at a slow,steady rate,but it does not really stop for long,even when a food pellet is delivered.Which reinforcement schedule is likely in place in this example

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The behavior described fits a variable-interval schedule, where reinforcements (food pellets) are given after unpredictable time intervals. This leads to a moderate, steady rate of response because the rat cannot predict when the next reinforcement will come, unlike fixed schedules where the timing or number of responses required for reinforcement is predictable.

You Are Watching a Rat Pressing a Lever in a Skinner