A Circus Trainer Wants to Train a Cat to Pull

question 76

Multiple Choice

A circus trainer wants to train a cat to pull a rope as part of an animal act. The probability that the cat will just pull a rope is very low. Which of the following techniques would be the BEST choice to help the cat learn to emit the desired response?

• A)S haping
• B)S timulus generalization
• C)E xtinction
• D)S timulus discrimination

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