A hungry monkey's lever-pressing behaviour is reinforced with a banana-flavoured treat. Which occurrence would produce the MOST dopamine activity?
A) treat delivery after the behaviour is learned and the monkey expects the treat
B) treat delivery upon the first press, when the monkey does not expect a treat
C) an unexpected nondelivery of the treat when the lever press occurs
D) expected nondeliveries of treats as the response is extinguished
B) treat delivery upon the first press, when the monkey does not expect a treat
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a. always occurs after Sniffy has finished eating a food pellet. b. is touching the face with a paw but not moving it repeatedly up and down. c. is also the precursor behavior for the bar press. d. will disappear after shaping is complete.
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a. action b. somatic c. nondirective d. desensitization
According to Sigmund Freud, the important underlying meaning of our dreams is found in the dream's ________ content
a) deep b) latent c) manifest d) subliminal
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