Jack Is Trying to Teach a Pigeon to Peck a Disk

question 43

Multiple Choice

Jack is trying to teach a pigeon to peck a disk to receive a reward. He will first reward close approximations to the desired goal through ____________.

• A) place learning
• B) operant reinforcing
• C) cued recall
• D) shaping

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