The Matching Law States That When Responding Is Reinforced on Concurrent

The matching law states that when responding is reinforced on concurrent VI-20 and VI-50 schedules, the:  

A) number of responses will match the number of reinforcers obtained.
B) proportion of responses for each alternative will become equal over time.
C) organism will respond exclusively to the alternative with the highest rate of reinforcement.
D) proportion of responses across the two alternatives will equal the proportion of reinforcers obtained for those alternatives.

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