A Rat Has Been Trained in an Operant-Conditioning Chamber to Press

question 21

Multiple Choice

A rat has been trained in an operant-conditioning chamber to press a lever to get a food pellet. Following the acquisition trials, the researcher then withheld reinforcement for lever pressing and eventually the rat stopped responding. This example illustrates:

• A)the effect of negative reinforcement.
• B)the effect of punishment by application.
• C)learned helplessness.
• D)extinction.

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