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cmoore54 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

Judy gives a monkey a choice between a sphere and various other three-dimensional shapes. Each time the animal selects the sphere, it receives a grape; if it selects the other object, it receives nothing. Judy is engaged in _______.

a. transposition training
b. a peak shift experiment
c. concept training
d. generalization training

Question 2

Harriet gives a monkey a choice between two blocks of wood, one rough and the other smooth. If the animal selects the rough block, it receives a raisin; if it picks the smooth one, it receives nothing. When the animal regularly picks the rough block, Harriet gives the animal a choice between the rough block of wood and a new block of wood that is even rougher than the first. You predict that the monkey will _______.

a. pick the new, very rough block
b. pick the old, somewhat rough block
c. show no preference between the blocks
d. show signs of developing an experimental neurosis