In the 1950s, Japanese Scientists Studying a Group of Macaques

question 67

Multiple Choice

In the 1950s, Japanese scientists studying a group of macaques habituated the animals to their presence by providing them with sweet potatoes. A young female, who was given the name Imo by the scientists, began washing the sand and grit off her sweet potatoes by rinsing and rubbing them in a nearby stream. Now, 60 years later, all the macaques in the troop wash their sweet potatoes-only now they wash them in the ocean. This is likely an example of learning by:

• A)classical conditioning.
• B)imitation.
• C)non-association.
• D)habituation.
• E)sensitization.

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Definitions:

Positive Reinforcement

A process where introducing a stimuli following a behavior leads to an increase in the frequency of that behavior, reinforcing the desired action.

Positive Punishment

A method in behavioral psychology that involves adding an unfavorable outcome in response to an undesirable behavior to decrease its occurrence.

Negative Punishment

A behavioral psychology concept where reducing or removing a desirable stimulus follows an unwanted behavior, aiming to decrease that behavior's frequency.

Behaviorist Movement

A movement in psychology that focuses on observable behaviors, avoiding theories about mental processes, and emphasizes the environmental impacts on a subject's behavior.