A Cat Is Trained to Hit a Suspended Ball in the Presence

question 45

Multiple Choice

A cat is trained to hit a suspended ball in the presence of a red light.Presentations of other lights were not followed by any reinforcers if the cat hit the ball.According to Spence, the cat learned

• A)to respond only when the S+ is present.
• B)to suppress responding only when the S- is present.
• C)to respond only when the S+ is present and to suppress responding only when the S- is present.
• D)to suppress inhibition when the S- is present.

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Definitions:

Triplet

In chemistry, a term often used to describe a state of a molecule or an atom in which its electrons have a specific spin configuration leading to three closely related energy levels or quantum states.

Cyclohexanone

An organic compound with the formula (CH2)5CO, characterized by a six-carbon ring with a ketone functional group.

Benzophenone

An organic compound with the formula (C6H5)2CO, commonly used in organic chemistry as a photoinitiator.

Diethyl Ether

An organic compound commonly used as a solvent, characterized by an oxygen atom connecting two ethyl groups.