With practice and reinforcement, a rat learns to navigate a maze. A behaviorist would operationalize the rat's "learning" as

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Behaviorists focus on observable behaviors and their changes due to environmental interactions. The decrease in the rate of errors over time is an observable measure of learning, fitting the behaviorist approach. Choices B and C involve internal processes, which behaviorists typically do not consider, and D focuses on a change in motivation rather than learning the maze itself.

With Practice and Reinforcement, a Rat Learns to Navigate a Maze