An Instrumental Contingency Results in Increased Performance of a Target

question 17

Multiple Choice

An instrumental contingency results in increased performance of a target instrumental response.According to the bliss point approach,this increase is due to

• A) behavioral regulatory mechanisms that function to minimize deviations from the optimal distribution of responses.
• B) an animal's attempts to earn as many reinforcers as possible, given the time constraints.
• C) changes in the physiological drive state of the organism during response deprivation.
• D) activation of dedicated brain pathways sensitive to response contingencies.

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