A Pigeon Has Learned That Pecking a Key When a Red

question 171

Multiple Choice

A pigeon has learned that pecking a key when a red light is on is sometimes reinforced with access to food.The first time a green light is turned on, the pigeon begins to peck at the key.This illustrates the process of:

• A)stimulus discrimination
• B)stimulus generalization
• C)stimulus reinforcement
• D)observational learning

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