Allison Is Trying to Teach Her Cat to Use the Toilet

question 38

Multiple Choice

Allison is trying to teach her cat to use the toilet rather than the litter box to go to the bathroom.She initially moves the litter box into the bathroom and gives her cat a treat when she uses it.Then she moves the litter box on top of the toilet and gives her cat a treat when she uses it.Next,she uses a toilet insert that has litter in it but requires her cat to balance on the toilet seat to go to the bathroom.When her cat successfully does this,Allison gives her a treat.Allison is using which of the following processes of operant conditioning?

• A)Fading
• B)Shaping
• C)Chaining
• D)Scalloping

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Definitions:

T-test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two groups and determine if they are significantly different from each other.

F-ratio

A statistic used to compare the variances between groups in an ANOVA test to determine if the groups come from populations with different variances.

Differences

Variations or distinct disparities between two or more entities, values, or conditions.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical assumption positing that there is no meaningful difference or association between specified attributes or variables.