Animals Who Learned to Press a Bar in a Skinner

question 807

Multiple Choice

Animals who learned to press a bar in a Skinner box showed NO signs of learning if the food reward followed a bar press by more than __________seconds.

• A) 10
• B) 30
• C) 70
• D) 100

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Definitions:

Additive Genes

Genes that each contribute to the characteristic—they “add up” rather than one being hidden (recessive). For example, skin color is additive: It shows the combined genes of both parents, rather than taking after one or the other.

Test Result

The outcome or conclusion derived from examining or assessing performance, often in the context of academics, health diagnostics, or scientific experiments.

Surgical Birth

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Fetus

A fetus is a developing mammal or human from the completion of the embryonic stage to birth, characterized by rapid growth and the development of bodily structures.