The text concluded that the pecking responses of pigeons observed by Blough (1958) qualified as reports because
a. a peck on one key indicated that food would be delivered.
b. knowing which key was pecked allowed an inference as to whether the pigeon could see the stimulus.
c. knowing which key was pecked provided no information as to whether the pigeon could see the stimulus.
d. pigeons pecked keys regardless of whether they saw a stimulus.
B
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