An Experimenter Plans to Condition a Dog to Salivate to a Light

question 125

Multiple Choice

An experimenter plans to condition a dog to salivate to a light by pairing the light with food.The dog will learn to salivate to the light most quickly if the experimenter presents the light

• A) five seconds before the food.
• B) half a second before the food.
• C) at precisely the same time as the food.
• D) a half-second after the food.

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Definitions:

Skeptical

Having an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object.

Immanuel Kant

A German philosopher in the 18th century, known for his work in epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics, emphasizing duty, moral law, and the categorical imperative.

Rationalism

A philosophy that emphasizes reason as the primary source of knowledge over sensory experience.

Empiricism

The theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience and observation.