Susan Trained Her Rat to Press a Bar in a Skinner

question 88

Multiple Choice

Susan trained her rat to press a bar in a Skinner box in order to get a food pellet. Susan's rat pressed the bar a lot. However, later when Susan ran out of food pellets her rat eventually stopped pressing the bar. What had happened?

• A) conditioned aversion
• B) satiation
• C) extinction
• D) withdrawal

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