Which of the Following Is Hardest to Classify as Classical

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is hardest to classify as classical or operant conditioning?

• A) pressing a lever to get food
• B) pressing a lever to escape shock
• C) salivating after a sound previously paired with food
• D) song learning by male birds

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Definitions:

TED Spread

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LIBOR

The London Interbank Offered Rate, once a benchmark interest rate at which major global banks lend to one another.

Treasury-Bill Rate

The interest rate yield on U.S. government short-term debt securities known as treasury bills.

Reward-to-Variability Ratio

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