Hungry pigeons are presented with numerous tone-food pairings.The same birds are then presented with keylight- tone pairings and begin to peck at the keylight.Once keypecking develops, the birds are allowed to eat freely.Their keypeck behavior does not change.This suggests their response to the key is mediated by
A)S-S learning.
B)S-R learning.
C)R-R learning.
D)R-S learning.

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The fact that the keypecking behavior persists even after the birds are allowed to eat freely suggests that their response is not directly linked to the food reward (S-S learning), but rather a learned association between the keylight and the behavior of pecking (S-R learning). There is no evidence to suggest that the response is based on a specific relationship between two stimuli (R-S learning) or the response itself (R-R learning).

Hungry Pigeons Are Presented with Numerous Tone-Food Pairings