Author Question: In MacLean, Merritt, and Brannon's research experiment on lemurs, subjects were given a reinforcer ... (Read 15 times)

a0266361136 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

In MacLean, Merritt, and Brannon's research experiment on lemurs, subjects were given a reinforcer provided they chose the higher ranking item in a pair. Given that A>B, B>C, C>D, D>E, and E>F, then how did a ring-tailed lemur (a social animal) respond when asked to choose between B and F?

A) It chose B.
B) It chose F.
C) It was unable to choose between B and F.
D) It displayed symptoms of experimental neurosis.

Question 2

In a training procedure, a ring-tailed lemur (a social animal) is given a reinforcer if it chooses the higher ranking item in a pair. If A>B and B>C and C>D, then how would the lemur respond if asked to choose between A and D?

A) It would choose A.
B) It would choose D.
C) It would not be able to choose between A and D.
D) It would show symptoms of experimental neurosis.