Tolman Was Interested in Examining the Role of Expectations in Behavior

question 41

Multiple Choice

Tolman was interested in examining the role of expectations in behavior. Which one of the following statements most accurately describes the method he used to study expectations?

• A) He never reinforced any given response in the same way twice.
• B) He reinforced a response the same way for several trials, then abruptly changed the type or amount of reinforcement.
• C) He asked subjects what they were expecting a particular response to accomplish.
• D) He gave his subjects a lengthy survey that included two or three questions concerning their expectations about the experiment.

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