Question

Professor Wilson is using positive reinforcement to train rats to press a lever in a cage when a light is on and avoid the lever when the light is off. Professor Wilson's research is operating from the _____ perspective.

Answer 1

Answer: Behavioral is the answer

Answer 2

Professor Wilson's research is operating from the behavioral perspective.

Step-by-step explanation:

Behavioral perspective studies behavior in terms of stimulus and response; in experimental research, the behavioral perspective has been widely used on animals, such as rats, to study their behavior by providing reinforecements and punishments. Professor Wilson's research is a classic example of this perspective and of the operant conditioning theory, within the behavioral perspective.