In Using Operant Conditioning Principles to Train Animals to Perform

question 185

Multiple Choice

In using operant conditioning principles to train animals to perform tricks, Keller and Marian Breland found that:

• A)reinforcement is the sole determinant of an animal's behavior.
• B)it is impossible to train cats to perform tricks.
• C)punishment is more effective than reinforcement in shaping animal behavior.
• D)an animal's inborn or instinctive behavior patterns could interfere with the operant conditioning of new behaviors.

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