In an Experiment with Hungry Rats, Food Is Delivered to a Food

question 61

Multiple Choice

In an experiment with hungry rats, food is delivered to a food cup at regular 40 s intervals.The rats' head pokes into the food cup area are suggestive of

• A)episodic memory.
• B)duration estimation.
• C)duration production.
• D)scalar invariance.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior conditioning.

Backward Conditioning

A less common form of classical conditioning where the unconditioned stimulus is presented before the conditioned stimulus.

Learned Response

A behavior that has been acquired or modified as a result of experience or conditioning.