The Authors of Your Text Present a Study by Egan

question 43

Multiple Choice

The authors of your text present a study by Egan and his colleagues in which monkeys were given a choice between different colours of M&Ms.Later their preference for different colours of M&Ms was re-assesseD) The researchers found that

• A)the monkeys couldn't remember what they picked.
• B)the monkeys selected colours only at random.
• C)the monkeys showed post-decision dissonance.
• D)the monkeys couldn't see the colours.
• E)the monkeys preferred M&Ms that had a different colour from those they had originally chosen.

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Definitions:

Generalization Gradient

The generalization gradient is a measure of the degree to which learned behavior is exhibited in response to stimuli that are similar but not identical to the conditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Fear

A learned response where a neutral stimulus begins to elicit fear after being paired with an aversive event.

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon observed in operant conditioning where a change in the reinforcement conditions for one behavior alters the rate of another behavior.