When a rat presses a lever, it occasionally produces a food pellet. The rat presses the lever hundreds of times, earning many food pellets. Hull and Spence would argue that lever pressing is reinforced by the:

A) expectation of the food pellet.
B) taste of the food pellet.
C) feel of the depressed lever.
D) reduction in hunger.


D) reduction in hunger.

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of these is NOT a weakness of the cross-sectional research design?

a. Cohort effects may confound the results. b. Age effects may be present. c. Development of individual children is not reported. d. It may be difficult to recruit enough children to fill the various age groups.

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Psychology