A Rat Is First Trained to Press a Lever for Food

question 53

Multiple Choice

A rat is first trained to press a lever for food reinforcement.Then, a tone is sounded and a brief footshock is delivered.Lastly, the rat is again allowed to press the lever for food, and the experimenter records how the rat's lever pressing behavior changes when the tone is sounded.This researcher is employing

• A)a Pavlovian instrumental transfer procedure.
• B)an omission control procedure.
• C)a blocking procedure.
• D)negative reinforcement procedure.

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