A Hungry Rat Placed in a Skinner Box Explores Its

question 119

Multiple Choice

A hungry rat placed in a Skinner box explores its new surroundings and at some point presses a bar.This action immediately results in delivery of a food pellet, which the rat eats.The food reward increases the likelihood that the rat will press the bar again.This is an example of

• A) a fixed action pattern.
• B) insight learning.
• C) a conditioned reflex.
• D) habituation.
• E) operant conditioning.

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