Some Animals Will Not Begin a Session of Lever Pressing

question 70

Multiple Choice

Some animals will not begin a session of lever pressing for rewarding brain stimulation unless they are given a few free stimulations.This is called

• A) extinction.
• B) priming.
• C) conditioning.
• D) generalizing.
• E) the helping-hand phenomenon.

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