A Pigeon Is Reinforced for Pecking a Yellow, but Not

question 47

Multiple Choice

A pigeon is reinforced for pecking a yellow, but not a purple, key. When tested with colors similar to yellow, responding falls off gradually as the color becomes more different. Which of the following statements is true?

• A) According to theories of attention like that of Mackintosh, this gradient would probably have been much flatter if there had been no S^Δ and no opportunity to learn the exact features of light that make it a good predictor.
• B) This gradient is a natural function of the degree of similarity between stimuli.
• C) The gradient would have been much steeper if there had been no S^Δ.
• D) The gradient should not be affected by an S^Δ unless the S^D and S^Δ are very similar.

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