Regarding Research on Whether Animals Are Sensitive to a Passage

question 302

Multiple Choice

Regarding research on whether animals are sensitive to a passage of time, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Pigeons put in a Skinner box with a pecking key on each wall were not able to learn to peck at different keys based on the time of day.
• B)Rats on fixed interval schedules stop responding immediately after they received a reinforcer and did not start again until just before the next scheduled reinforcement.
• C)When scrub jays were allowed to hoard nuts in one location and worms in another, they would go directly to the worms if they were released four hours later.
• D)When scrub jays were allowed to hoard nuts in one location and worms in another, they would go directly to the nuts if they were released five days later.

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Definitions:

Kohlberg's Stages

A theory of moral development outlining how individuals evolve in their understanding and application of moral principles.

Gender Development

The process by which individuals come to understand and behave according to the gender norms and roles society dictates, influenced by biological, psychological, and social factors.

Gender Constancy

The understanding that one’s gender remains the same across time and in different situations.

Gender Roles

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