Barnabus the Rat Learned a Complex Series of Behaviors, Including

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Multiple Choice

Barnabus the rat learned a complex series of behaviors, including climbing a staircase, pulling a toy car, wriggling through a tube, and then pressing a lever, in order to receive a food pellet. This complex series of behavior illustrates the use of

• A)negative reinforcement.
• B)a response chain.
• C)programmed instruction.
• D)a positive punishment.

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