A Chimpanzee Pulling the Lever on a Slot Machine to Get

question 131

Short Answer

A chimpanzee pulling the lever on a slot machine to get banana chips is an example of ____________________.
operant conditioning

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Definitions:

Doomsday Machine

A hypothetical construct, often used in discussions of nuclear strategy, that can automatically trigger an annihilating response if a nation is attacked.

Preemptive Nuclear Attack

A nuclear strike launched with the belief that an enemy is about to carry out a nuclear attack.

Credible Threat

A concept in game theory where a threat or strategy is believable and likely to be carried out by a player.

Evolutionary Stable Strategy

A strategy in game theory that, if adopted by a population in a competitive environment, cannot be invaded by any alternative strategy due to its superior success.