A Rat in a Skinner Box Receives a Food Pellet

question 138

Multiple Choice

A rat in a Skinner box receives a food pellet every 10 times it presses a bar. The rat is on a _____ schedule of reinforcement.

• A) fixed-ratio
• B) variable-ratio
• C) fixed-interval
• D) variable-interval

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Definitions:

Nociception

Perception of pain, temperature, and itch.

Perception

The process by which organisms interpret and organize sensation to produce a meaningful experience of the world.

Nociception

The sensory process that provides the signals that lead to the perception of pain in response to potentially harmful stimuli.

Hapsis

Perceptual ability to discriminate objects on the basis of touch.