In Explaining How a Rat Learns to Navigate a Maze

question 7

Multiple Choice

In explaining how a rat learns to navigate a maze to get food,behaviorists would be extremely unlikely to include which of these phrases in their accounts?

• A)"The rat knows"
• B)"The rat runs"
• C)"Reinforcement strengthens"
• D)"Stimulus-response connection"

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Definitions:

Teratogens

Agents or factors that can cause the development of physical defects in an embryo or fetus during pregnancy.

Birth Defects

Birth defects are physical or biochemical abnormalities present at birth that can result in physical, mental, or emotional disability or dysfunction.

Mutations

Changes in the DNA sequence of a cell's genome, which can lead to variations in the traits of an organism, and are a primary source of genetic diversity.

Threshold Dose-Response

A concept in toxicology that indicates the lowest dose at which a particular response or effect is observed in an organism or system.