For a Rat, a Light Is Conditioned to Asymptote Such

question 29

Multiple Choice

For a rat, a light is conditioned to asymptote such that it is very strongly associated with food. The rat is then kept in a cage until he is hungry, and this time the light comes on at the same time as a tone. Which statement is correct?

• A) According to the Pearce-Hall model, the rat will attend to the light.
• B) According to the Mackintosh model, the rat will attend to the light.
• C) According to both the Pearce-Hall and Mackintosh models, the rat will attend to the novel tone.
• D) Only the Mackintosh model would consider the hunger variable.

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Definitions:

Egg Cells

The female reproductive cells, also known as ova, which, when fertilized by a sperm cell, can develop into a new organism.

Genes

Units of heredity made up of DNA that act as instructions to make molecules called proteins.

Infertility

The inability to conceive a child after trying for an extended period of time.

Amniocentesis

A procedure for drawing out and examining fetal cells sloughed off into amniotic fluid to determine whether various disorders are present.