Operant Shaping Is Often Used in Training Various Animals to Perform

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Multiple Choice

Operant shaping is often used in training various animals to perform tricks with hand signals being used to indicate which trick that the animal is to perform and food treats then being used as reinforcers. Thus, the trainer's hand signals are serving as

• A)unconditioned stimuli.
• B)respondent cues.
• C)cognitive maps.
• D)discriminative stimuli.

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