A Guinea Pig Can Prevent Mild Footshock by Turning a Running

question 61

Multiple Choice

A guinea pig can prevent mild footshock by turning a running wheel during a brief tone CS.Early in training, the guinea pig receives several shocks because it fails to spin the wheel in time.However, over several trials the guinea pig successfully learns to prevent the shock.These later successful trials are most correctly referred to as

• A)escape trials.
• B)avoidance trials.
• C)omission trials.
• D)acquired drive trials.

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Definitions:

Symbolic Interactionism

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Social Solidarity

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Ritual

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Collective Conscience

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