Suppose That a Hungry Pigeon B Watches Pigeon a Step

question 46

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a hungry pigeon B watches pigeon A step on a bar to earn food dispensed through a feeder.Pigeon A previously had been shaped to bar press for food.What is the BEST hypothesis of pigeon B's behaviour when it is subsequently placed in the operant chamber?

• A)It will quickly begin stepping on the bar to earn food.
• B)It will repeatedly peck at the feeder and fail to learn to bar press because pecking is more biologically relevant.
• C)It will not engage in bar pressing until it is shaped to do so by the experimenter.
• D)It will engage in superstitious behaviours such as wing flapping.

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