Asked by Taylor Monroe on Jun 25, 2024
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A pigeon is consistently reinforced with food for pecking a key after seeing an image of a human face,but not reinforced for pecking after seeing other images. By signaling that a pecking response will be reinforced,the image of a human face is a(n)
A) unconditioned stimulus.
B) partial reinforcement.
C) discriminative stimulus.
D) primary reinforcer.
Discriminative Stimulus
A cue or signal in the environment that indicates that a specific behavior will result in a particular consequence.
Unconditioned Stimulus
A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any need for learning.
Primary Reinforcer
An innately reinforcing stimulus, such as one that satisfies a biological need.
- Recognize the role of discriminative stimuli in operant conditioning.
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SIRIMA Diane FaridaJun 29, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
The image of a human face is a discriminative stimulus because it signals to the pigeon that reinforcement will be available for pecking the key, but only when the face image is present. Other images do not have the same signaling value for the pigeon.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the role of discriminative stimuli in operant conditioning.