Guthrie Proposed That Instrumental Learning

question 92

Multiple Choice

Guthrie proposed that instrumental learning

• A) occurs because the stimulus and response are contiguous.
• B) does not require reinforcement to produce a learned association when the stimuli and responses are contiguous.
• C) requires only one trial with appropriate reinforcement to create an association.
• D) requires inhibition to form between irrelevant stimulus elements and the response for the stimulus to gain full control.

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