Rats Were First Trained to Associate a Light with the Presence

question 3

Multiple Choice

Rats were first trained to associate a light with the presence of water then they were placed in a new chamber where they were shaped to press a lever. If a light is paired with the left-hand lever they should press that more often than the right because of the protocol of _______________.

• A) first-order conditioning
• B) classical conditioning
• C) second-order conditioning
• D) operant conditioning

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