A rat that realizes a lever must be pushed in order to obtain food pellets is an example of
A) imprinting.
B) innate behavior.
C) conditioning.
D) altruism.

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Conditioning refers to the process of training an animal to link a specific behavior or response with a particular stimulus or consequence. In the case of the rat, it has learned through conditioning that pushing the lever results in receiving food pellets.

A Rat That Realizes a Lever Must Be Pushed in Order