A pigeon's behaviour is reinforced for pecking images of Picasso paintings but not for pecking images of Monet paintings.After such training,it correctly pecks pictures of other Cubist artists it has never seen before but does not peck other never-before-seen impressionistic paintings.This example illustrates the behavioural processes of _____;in cognitive terms,each Picasso painting represents a(n)_____ of a category.

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The example illustrates the processes of generalization (when the pigeon correctly pecks pictures of other Cubist artists it has never seen before) and discrimination (when it does not peck other never-before-seen impressionistic paintings). In cognitive terms, each Picasso painting represents an exemplar of a category (Cubist art) rather than a prototype, as exemplars are specific examples that a person or animal has encountered before while prototypes are idealized representations of a category constructed by averaging all exemplars. The behaviour is reinforced positively for pecking images of Picasso paintings and negatively for pecking images of Monet paintings as it avoids punishment for the latter. Therefore, the answer is D, generalization and discrimination; exemplar.

A Pigeon's Behaviour Is Reinforced for Pecking Images of Picasso