Skinner Found That If He Randomly Presented Rewards to Pigeons

question 133

Multiple Choice

Skinner found that if he randomly presented rewards to pigeons in a Skinner box, the pigeons ________.

• A) refused to eat the food
• B) ceased all movement until the food pellets were randomly presented for a second time
• C) developed a series of trial and error behaviors in an attempt to get the reward
• D) developed a series of superstitious behaviors

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