Question

According to the matching law, there is a consistent relationship between ________. a. the number of reinforcers obtained on a certain alternative and the number of responses emitted on that alternative b. the proportion of responses emitted on a certain alternative and the length of time between the delivery of each reinforcer c. the number of responses emitted on a certain alternative and the degree of similarity of that alternative to instinctive behaviors d. the proportion of reinforcers obtained on a certain alternative and the proportion of responses emitted on that alternative

Answer 1

Answer: D.

According to the matching law, there is a consistent relationship between the proportion of reinforcers obtained on a certain alternative and the proportion of responses emitted on that alternative

Explanation:

The matching law states that the rate at which we perform behaviors matches the rate of reinforcements available for those behaviors.

Paul Chance put forward an equation to explain the matching law;

B1/B2 = R1/R2

where;

B1 and B2 are two different behaviors,

R1 and R2 are the corresponding reinforcements for those behaviors.