One rat has earned 50 food pellets during a session of conditioning on a fixed reinforcement schedule,and a second rat has earned 50 food pellets during a session of conditioning on a variable schedule of reinforcement.What should you predict about the behaviour of the second rat,on the variable schedule

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Variable schedules of reinforcement typically lead to steadier response rates and greater resistance to extinction compared to fixed schedules. This is because the unpredictability of reinforcement under variable schedules maintains consistent responding, as the subject cannot predict when the next reinforcement will come.

One Rat Has Earned 50 Food Pellets During a Session