A student is watching rats eat food pellets that they receive after pressing a bar in a Skinner box. Which question that the student might ask would be of greatest interest to a psychologist studying motivational aspects of observed behavior?
a) Which instinct is involved?
b) Why do the rats press the bar at different rates?
c) What are the releasing stimuli for the observed behavior?
d) What is the role of punishment in the behavior of these rats?
B
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