Pigs Can Be Conditioned to Deposit Coins in a Piggy

question 69

Multiple Choice

Pigs can be conditioned to deposit coins in a piggy bank for food reinforcement.However,with continual training,the effectiveness of the operant behavior decreases.This change in the pigs' behavior is an example of ______.

• A)declining intelligence
• B)learning selectivity
• C)instinctive predisposition
• D)instinctive drift

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Definitions:

Human Behaviour

Encompasses a range of actions and mannerisms exhibited by humans, influenced by culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, authority, rapport, hypnosis, persuasion, coercion, and genetics.

Null Hypothesis

Proposes that a prediction made from a given theory is false. Experiments (and other research strategies) are set up not to prove the worth of a theory, but rather to reject (or fail to reject) the null hypothesis. Thus, theories gain in strength because alternative explanations are rejected.

Experiment

A scientific procedure in which variables are manipulated and the effects on other variables are gauged. Large groups of subjects are generally used, and the results are analyzed statistically. In a true experiment, subjects are randomly assigned to experimental and control groups.

Rejection Hypothesis

The theory proposing that the experience of rejection, or anticipated rejection, by significant others or society can lead to negative psychological outcomes.