A Pigeon First Completes a VR 20 Schedule on a Green

question 56

Multiple Choice

A pigeon first completes a VR 20 schedule on a green key and then a VI 30-sec schedule on a yellow key, following which it receives food. This behavior chain would have been best trained by starting with responding on

• A) the green key.
• B) the yellow key.
• C) an orange key.
• D) a greenish-yellow key.

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Definitions:

Fiedler's Contingency Theory

A leadership theory proposing that leaders' effectiveness is based on the situational context and the match between the leader's style of interacting with followers and the degree of control and influence in the situation.

Leadership Success

The achievement of desired goals and objectives through effective leading, influencing, and motivating of individuals or teams.

Situational Demands

The specific requirements or pressures that arise from the particular circumstances or context one is in.

Fiedler's Contingency Theory

A leadership theory proposing that leader effectiveness is dependent on the situational context and the leader's style of interacting with followers.