Universal Studios Wants to Train a Cat to Pull a Rope

question 3

Multiple Choice

Universal Studios wants to train a cat to pull a rope as part of an animal act. The probability that the cat will just pull a rope is very low. What technique would be the best choice to use to help the cat learn to emit the desired response?

• A) shaping
• B) stimulus generalization
• C) extinction
• D) stimulus discrimination

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