When Sami Tried to Shape Her Pet Squirrel's Behavior to Fetch

question 132

Multiple Choice

When Sami tried to shape her pet squirrel's behavior to fetch marbles in the backyard, things proceeded quite smoothly at first. Then, the squirrel started burying the marbles rather than bringing them to her. This behavior pattern is likely:

• A) an unconditioned fixed action pattern.
• B) an operantly conditioned behavior pattern.
• C) a classically conditioned fixed action pattern.
• D) a positively reinforced fixed action pattern.