Experiments That Repeated the Basic Procedure of Skinner's Superstition Experiment

question 4

Multiple Choice

Experiments that repeated the basic procedure of Skinner's superstition experiment found

• A)no evidence that animals repeated similar behaviors trial after trial
• B)evidence for adjunctive behaviors during the time between reinforce deliveries
• C)evidence that one animal would learn a superstitious behavior by observing another animal
• D)none of the above

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