Reuben Has Three Cats at Home and Doesn't Want Another

question 49

Multiple Choice

Reuben has three cats at home and doesn't want another one.Still, on the way home from work, he stops to rescue a kitten from the highway.This is an example of ________ behavior.

• A) prosocial
• B) altruistic
• C) sociobiological
• D) self-interested

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Definitions:

Respondent Behavior

A type of reaction in behaviorism where an organism responds to a stimulus in a reflexive or automatic manner.

Operant Chamber

Also known as a Skinner Box, it is a laboratory apparatus used to study animal behavior through operant conditioning.

Reinforcer

Any stimulus, which, when presented after a response, increases the likelihood of that response occurring again in the future.

Classical Conditioning

Acquiring knowledge through the process of linking an environmental stimulus with a naturally happening one.