A Challenge to Operant Accounts,Tolman's Experiments Demonstrated That Latent Learning

question 265

Multiple Choice

A challenge to operant accounts,Tolman's experiments demonstrated that latent learning can be established in rats:

• A)by only using secondary reinforcers.
• B)by the use of shaping through successive approximations.
• C)by occasionally punishing an otherwise reinforced response.
• D)without any obvious reinforcement.

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Definitions:

Mnemonic Devices

Mnemonic devices are techniques or strategies used to improve memory by associating easy-to-remember cues with complex information.

Peg-Word Method

A mnemonic technique that involves linking words to numbers or items to easily remember them.

Anchor Phrases

Keywords or terms heavily emphasized or repeated in a text, speech, or conversation that guide understanding or retention of the information presented.

Chunking

The formation of individual units of information into larger units. This is often used as a means of overcoming short-term memory limitations.