Pavlov Placed Food in the Mouths of the Dogs, and They

question 65

Multiple Choice

Pavlov placed food in the mouths of the dogs, and they began to salivate. Pavlov's student noticed that after a few days the dogs began to salivate at the sound of the student's footsteps. The salivation to the sound of the footsteps was a ________.

• A) primary reinforcer
• B) positive reinforcer
• C) conditioned response
• D) secondary reinforcer

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Definitions:

Fruiting Body

The reproductive structure of fungi and other plants which releases spores.

Chitin

A long-chain polymer of a glucose derivative, which is a principal component of the cell walls of fungi and the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans.

Asci

Specialized spore-bearing cells found in the fruiting bodies of ascomycete fungi.

Basidia

Specialized spore-producing structures found in Basidiomycota fungi, typically shaped like a club.