Graduate Student Sam Sets Up an Experiment in Which a Rat

question 5

Multiple Choice

Graduate student Sam sets up an experiment in which a rat hears a tone every time a fruit loop is placed in his cage. The rat, when hungry, eventually emits responses in order to activate the tone. The tone is referred to as a ____ reinforcer.

• A) conditioned
• B) associated
• C) neutral
• D) discriminating

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