To train an animal,you try to reward each instance of desired behavior.In this way,you can eventually get pigeons to play ping-pong.This system of reward,where animals are given a reward each time they responded correctly,usually in a boxlike environment,is called
A)imprinting.
B)operant conditioning.
C)insight learning.
D)extinction.
E)motivation.

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The system of reward described in the text is an example of operant conditioning, where desired behavior is reinforced with a reward to increase the likelihood of it being repeated in the future. Imprinting refers to the rapid and often irreversible learning that occurs during a critical period of development, insight learning is a sudden solution to a problem that occurs without trial and error, extinction refers to the gradual disappearance of a learned behavior when it is no longer reinforced, and motivation refers to the drive or desire to act or behave in a certain way. None of these terms capture the specific reward-based training method described in the text as well as operant conditioning does.

To Train an Animal,you Try to Reward Each Instance of Desired