In a Skinner Box, a Rat Escapes Painful Electric Shock

question 96

Multiple Choice

In a Skinner box, a rat escapes painful electric shock by pressing a lever. The rat's bar-pressing behavior is maintained by:

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

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Definitions:

Random Assignment

A method used in research studies to assign participants to different groups in an experiment by chance, minimizing pre-existing differences between those assigned to each group.

Group Assignment

A task or project given to a set of individuals intended to be worked on in collaboration, often used in educational settings to build teamwork skills.

Participants

Individuals who take part in a research study or experiment.

Random Sample

A subset of individuals randomly selected from a population, intended to represent the whole population in research studies.