If a Rat Has Learned to Press a Lever to Obtain

question 29

Multiple Choice

If a rat has learned to press a lever to obtain pellets of food and,all of a sudden,the response permanently ceases to produce any food,then _______ will occur.

• A)shaping
• B)discrimination
• C)generalization
• D)extinction

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Definitions:

Objective Measures

Quantifiable data used to evaluate conditions or performance, free from personal subjective judgments.

Placebo Responses

Beneficial effects experienced after the administration of a treatment that has no therapeutic value, attributed to the patient's belief in the treatment.

Faith Healing

The practice of prayer and gestures that are believed by some to elicit divine intervention in physical healing.

Medical Treatments

Procedures or applications of remedies to address or cure illnesses, injuries, or disease conditions in patients.