Fast-Food Restaurants Narrative Lily Frequents One of Two Fast-Food Restaurants, Choosing McDonald's 25

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Fast-Food Restaurants Narrative
Lily frequents one of two fast-food restaurants, choosing McDonald's 25% of the time and Burger King 75% of the time. Regardless of where she goes, she buys french fries on 60% of her visits.
-Refer to Fast-Food Restaurants Narrative. Are the two events in the previous question independent? Explain.

Grasp the fundamental concepts of operant conditioning, including reinforcement schedules and behavior conditioning.

Understand the importance of environment and reinforcement in shaping behavior according to Skinner.

Distinguish between operant and respondent behavior as defined by Skinner.

Learn about Skinner's personal history and how it influenced his theoretical orientation.

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Definitions:

Mechanoreceptors

Sensory receptors responsible for converting mechanical pressures or changes in position into signals that can be interpreted by the nervous system.

Amacrine Cell

A lateral interneuron in the retina of the eye; receives signals from bipolar cells and sends signals back to them or to ganglion cells.

Bipolar Cell

A type of neuron found in the eyes that conducts signals from the photoreceptors to the ganglion cells, integral in the visual pathway.

Cone

(1) In botany, a reproductive structure in many gymnosperms that produces either microspores or megaspores. (2) In zoology, one of the conical photoreceptive cells of the retina that is particularly sensitive to bright light and, by distinguishing light of various wavelengths, mediates color vision. Compare with rod.