Skinner Found That a Pigeon Reinforced for Pecking at a Yellow

question 212

Multiple Choice

Skinner found that a pigeon reinforced for pecking at a yellow disk is likely to peck at another disk similar in color. This is an example of __________

• A) generalization.
• B) shaping.
• C) extinction.
• D) classical conditioning.

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Definitions:

Chromatic

Relating to or using colors, typically in visual contexts, or pertaining to chromaticism in music, which involves notes outside the main scale.

Achromatic

describes colors lacking in hue, such as black, white, and greys, or scenes and images without color.

Young-Helmholtz Theory

A theory of color and how the human eye perceives color through the processing of different wavelengths by three types of color receptors (cones) sensitive to red, green, and blue.

Television Image

A visual representation produced on a screen by a television system.