Asked by armando
Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.
Glen is attempting to use operant conditioning to train his dog, Thor, to fetch a ball upon command. To test Thor’s understanding, Glen throws the ball and yells, “Pineapple!” Thor does not fetch the ball.
Which process of operant conditioning has Thor demonstrated?
A.
stimuli optimization
B.
stimuli discrimination
C.
stimuli extinction
D.
stimuli generalization
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B. stimuli discrimination
Thor’s lack of response to “Pineapple!” shows he’s distinguishing that cue from the one he was trained on. Stimulus discrimination is responding only to the specific conditioned stimulus (and not to similar or different stimuli). It’s not generalization (would be responding to similar cues) or extinction (would be a decline after reinforcement stops).
Thor’s lack of response to “Pineapple!” shows he’s distinguishing that cue from the one he was trained on. Stimulus discrimination is responding only to the specific conditioned stimulus (and not to similar or different stimuli). It’s not generalization (would be responding to similar cues) or extinction (would be a decline after reinforcement stops).
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