In Some Cases, Imposing an Instrumental Contingency Makes It Impossible

question 78

Multiple Choice

In some cases, imposing an instrumental contingency makes it impossible for an organism to return to the free- baseline behavioral bliss point.In these circumstances,

• A)the animal relies on physiological mechanisms of motivation.
• B)the animal relies on sensory reinforcement.
• C)the animal performs whichever response was last reinforced.
• D)the animal is motivated to defend against challenges to its most comfortable distribution of responses.

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