A Rat Has Been Trained in an Operant Conditioning Chamber

question 48

Multiple Choice

A rat has been trained in an operant conditioning chamber to press a lever to get a food pellet. Following the acquisition trials, the researcher then withheld reinforcement for lever pressing and eventually the rat stopped responding. This example illustrates:

• A) the effect of negative reinforcement.
• B) the effect of punishment by application.
• C) learned helplessness.
• D) extinction.

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