A Rat Learned to Press a Bar to Turn Off

question 503

Multiple Choice

A rat learned to press a bar to turn off a mild shock it was receiving through the floor of its cage.In this case, bar pressing was

• A) classically conditioned.
• B) learned through negative reinforcement.
• C) learned through punishment.
• D) a positively reinforced motor skill.

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