In an Investigation of Learned Helplessness, Some Rats Successfully Avoid

question 181

Multiple Choice

In an investigation of learned helplessness, some rats successfully avoid a painful shock by moving to a certain corner of the cage. These rats' behavior is learned through:

• A) positive reinforcement
• B) positive punishment
• C) negative reinforcement
• D) negative punishment

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Definitions:

Disjunctive Syllogism

A logical rule that concludes one disjunct must be false if the other is true, usually in the form: Either A or B; not A; therefore, B.

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A component of an argument that is not expressed but is assumed to be true for the argument to hold.

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