A 30-second train of clicks signals to rats that food will be delivered in 2 minutes. On other trials, a 30-second tone signals that food will be delivered at the end of the tone. The experimenters observe that the rats sniff all the corners of their box during the clicks and place their heads in and out of the food cup during the tones. This pattern of behaviors is most consistent with

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This pattern of behaviors is most consistent with a behavior systems approach to conditioning, which suggests that different conditioned stimuli (CS) can activate different aspects of the animal's behavioral system related to food seeking, leading to different behaviors (sniffing corners vs. placing heads in the food cup) in anticipation of food.

A 30-Second Train of Clicks Signals to Rats That Food