Question

Brown and Jenkins (1968) trained pigeons to approach and eat grain whenever a food hopper was presented. After the birds were magazine-trained, they turned on a key light before the grain was delivered. The birds started to orient and move towards the lighted disk. Eventually, the pigeons began to strike the key. This is called:

(A) shaping
(B) response induction
(C) autoshaping
(D) auto-sign-tracking

Answer 1

(C) autoshaping.

Step-by-step explanation:

Autoshaping refers to a variety of experimental procedures used in classical conditioning. Autoshaping takes place when a reinforcer is paired with a stimulus. This stimulus is independent of the subject initially. This changes when the subject makes a response to the stimulus. From then on, the reinforcer is contingent on the response to the stimulus, thus bringing it under operant control.