When You Tell Your Dog, "Sit," and She Does, You

question 219

Multiple Choice

When you tell your dog, "Sit," and she does, you almost always give her a small treat. In this example, which of the following would be considered a discriminative stimulus? The _____________.

• A)behaviour of sitting
• B)command "sit"
• C)small treat
• D)association between sitting and the small treat

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Definitions:

Blocking

A learning phenomenon where a previously learned association prevents the acquisition of a new association with the same conditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Response Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinct conditioned response after a rest period, without the need for further conditioning.

Amygdala

A region in the brain that is key in processing emotions, including fear and pleasure, and plays a significant role in emotional learning.

Hippocampus

A critical brain structure located in the medial temporal lobe, involved in memory formation and spatial navigation.