Question

Rats learned that they can escape through a hole when a particular visual stimulus is present. The rats were placed in an arena that had an escape hole leading to their home cages on one side. The home cage contained a drop of condensed milk, a rat favorite (Rossier, Grobety, and Schenck, 2000). This best illustrates ______________ learning.

a. operant

b. Pavlovian

Answer 1

The correct answer is a.operant

Step-by-step explanation:

The operant learning has to do with the learning process in which a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment. In this type of learning, the stimuli are presented when a behavior is rewarded or punished come to control that behavior.