According to the Work of the Brelands,the Ability of Food

question 77

Multiple Choice

According to the work of the Brelands,the ability of food reinforcement to control behavior is limited because ______.

• A)many animals cannot learn on the basis of food reinforcement
• B)food reinforcement elicits territorial behavior of many animals
• C)food reinforcement elicits instinctive behaviors that interfere with responding
• D)operant responses for food reinforcement extinguish quickly in most animals

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