Research Has Determined That Chimpanzees Can Learn to Work for and Value

question 168

Multiple Choice

Research has determined that chimpanzees can learn to work for and value tokens that can be used in a vending machine to obtain food. According to the principles of operant conditioning, the token would best be considered an example of a:

• A) primary reinforcer.
• B) secondary reinforcer.
• C) conditioned response.
• D) discriminative stimulus.

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