A Rat in a Complicated Maze with Many Arms,some of Which

question 104

Multiple Choice

A rat in a complicated maze with many arms,some of which are baited with food,will:

• A)once finding food in an arm,return only to that arm.
• B)explore the entire maze but often revisit arms that contained food.
• C)explore the maze in a random,haphazard fashion due to its complexity.
• D)rarely return to an arm it has previously visited.

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Definitions:

Instrumental Conditioning

Another term for operant conditioning, a learning process in which behavior is modified by the reinforcing or punishing consequences that follow.

Operant Conditioning

is a learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Classical Conditioning

A conditioning method where two stimuli are consistently associated, leading to the response initially triggered by the second stimulus to be later triggered by the first stimulus independently.