You Are Training a Rat to Press a Bar

question 655

Multiple Choice

You are training a rat to press a bar. Instead of waiting for the rat's first accidental bar press, you reinforce the rat with a food pellet for facing the bar and then turning toward the bar. Next, you reinforce the rat every time he takes a step toward the bar, until he touches the bar. Lastly, you reinforce the rat for pressing the bar. You are

• A)using latent learning to train the rat.
• B)fading the rat's behavior.
• C)shaping the rat's behavior.
• D)using secondary reinforcement with the rat.

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Definitions:

Procedural Memory

Procedural memory is a type of long-term memory that enables people to perform tasks without conscious awareness of the previous experiences that underlie those tasks, such as riding a bike or typing.

Declarative Memory

The aspect of human memory that involves the ability to consciously recall facts and events.

Sequential Memory

The ability to remember a sequence of events or pieces of information in the order in which they occurred or were presented.

Attention

Attention is the cognitive process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things.