After Operantly Conditioning a Rat to Press a Bar,a Psychologist

question 196

Multiple Choice

After operantly conditioning a rat to press a bar,a psychologist stops providing the reinforcing pellets.The rat eventually stops pressing the bar.Bar pressing has undergone:

• A) spontaneous recovery
• B) extinction
• C) shaping
• D) generalization

Understand the criteria for determining if a debt is considered discharged, including through specific forms of performance and agreements.

Evaluate the ethical and equitable implications of enforcing or altering agreements based on subsequent actions or changes in perceived value.

Understand the distinction between internal and external perspectives of human behavior.

Grasp the fundamental concepts of change and challenge within organizations.

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