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Question
A fixed interval scallop isa. the tendency of target behaviors to increase just before the end of the interval in a fixed interval schedule of reinforcement.
b. the tendency for target behaviors to vary wildly in a fixed interval schedule of reinforcement.
c. the tendency for target behaviors to spike in the middle of reinforcement intervals in a fixed interval schedule of reinforcement.
d. the tendency for target behaviors to spike at the beginning of reinforcement intervals in a fixed interval schedule of reinforcement.
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