According to the Response Allocation Approach, When a Rat Is

question 49

Multiple Choice

According to the response allocation approach, when a rat is hungry, it pushes a lever to get food in order to

• A)reduce a physiological drive state.
• B)stay as close as possible to an unconstrained baseline of behavior.
• C)receive the sensory stimulation of consuming the food.
• D)make the species typical response of consuming food.

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