Breland's Trained Raccoons Would Deposit Single Tokens into a Slot

question 219

Multiple Choice

Breland's trained raccoons would deposit single tokens into a slot but would not deposit two tokens,which they rubbed together.What explanation did the Brelands use for this behaviour

• A) instinctive drift toward food-washing behaviour 
• B) insufficient reinforcement of token placing 
• C) lack of interest in the single tokens 
• D) poor conditioning of token placing

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