You Are Watching a Rat in a Skinner Box, and Every

question 236

Multiple Choice

You are watching a rat in a Skinner box, and every time a red light comes on the rat presses the lever in the box. However, when a green light comes on the rat never presses the lever. In this case, it appears that the color of the light is acting as

• A) a positive reinforcer for bar pressing.
• B) a negative reinforcer for bar pressing.
• C) an unconditioned stimulus for bar pressing.
• D) a discriminative stimulus for bar pressing.

Identify and explain various memory phenomena and their implications.

Differentiate between types of amnesia and their effects on memory.

Discuss the significance of memory models in understanding memory processing.

Understand the effects of memory manipulation techniques such as hypnosis.

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Definitions:

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Team Building

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