In the First Phase of Training, a Rat Placed in an Operant

question 37

Multiple Choice

In the first phase of training, a rat placed in an operant chamber receives shocks regardless of what it does. In the second phase of training the rat is placed on a running wheel and can avoid receiving a shock by moving the wheel one complete revolution. To the extent that the rat has difficulty learning that response, we could argue that generalized _______ decreases the subject's ability to learn the response-outcome contingency.

• A) learned irrelevance
• B) instrumental blocking
• C) conditioned inhibition
• D) response interference

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Definitions:

Person Perception

The process by which individuals form and modify their impressions, judgments, or evaluations of other people.

Perceptual Selection

Perceptual selection involves the process of filtering and choosing which sensory information to focus on, influenced by internal and external factors.

Perception

The process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.

Perceptual Process

The sequence of steps that includes receiving, selecting, organizing, interpreting, and responding to sensory information.