On a Four-Category Simultaneous Discrimination Experiment, Pigeons Demonstrated Their Categorical

question 69

Multiple Choice

On a four-category simultaneous discrimination experiment, pigeons demonstrated their categorical knowledge by pecking on

• A) each of four pictured examples in the order in which the categories had been learned.
• B) one of four available keys that was consistently associated with one of four concepts.
• C) a category example different from four shown on each block of four trials.
• D) the best example of a category from four shown on each trial.

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Definitions:

Neuroticism

A personality trait characterized by moodiness, worry, anxiety, and emotional instability.

Psychoanalytic Theory

A theory of personality development and the workings of the mind proposed by Sigmund Freud, which emphasizes unconscious motives and conflicts.

Unconscious Motives

Desires or impulses that influence behavior without an individual's conscious awareness, often stemming from childhood experiences.

Sexual Urges

Natural, instinctive feelings of desire for sexual activity.