In Skinner's research, food-deprived rats pressed a lever to receive a food pellet. The rat will eventually press the lever:
a. and receive an electric shock.
b. at a decreasing rate.
c. because its behavior is under the control of the reinforcers.
d. because its actions become more random.
ANS: C
FEEDBACK: When the rat begins to press the bar more often, it gets more food—more reinforcement—and so presses the bar even more frequently. The rat's behavior is now under the control of the reinforcers. Its actions in the box are less random and spontaneous because it is spending most of its time pressing the bar, and eating.
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