Harriet gives a monkey a choice between two blocks of wood, one rough and the other smooth. If the animal selects the rough block, it receives a raisin; if it picks the smooth one, it receives nothing. When the animal regularly picks the rough block, Harriet gives the animal a choice between the rough block of wood and a new block of wood that is even rougher than the first. You predict that the monkey will _______.
a. pick the new, very rough block
b. pick the old, somewhat rough block
c. show no preference between the blocks
d. show signs of developing an experimental neurosis
Question 2According to your text, mental rotation data are best viewed as evidence of ______.
a. generalization
b. discrimination
c. cognitive processing
d. peak shift
Question 3When a behavior reliably occurs in the presence of an SD, but not in the presence of an S, we can say the behavior is _______.
a. under stimulus control
b. fully discriminated
c. respondent
d. fully operant
Question 4Providing different consequences for different responses can enhance discrimination training. This finding is called the _______.
a. differential outcomes effect
b. differential reinforcement effect
c. discriminated avoidance effect
d. stimulus control effect
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