Suppose Pigeon A is reinforced for pecking a key when a yellow light is on.Suppose too that pigeon B is reinforced for pecking in response to a yellow light,but is also trained to not respond when an orange light is on.If we test both pigeons with a yellow-orange light,we will find that:
A)both pigeons will give the same response to the yellow-orange light.
B)neither pigeon will respond to the yellow-orange light.
C)pigeon A will give a stronger response to the yellow-orange light than pigeon B.
D)pigeon B will give a stronger response to the yellow-orange light than pigeon A.

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Pigeon A has only been trained to respond to the yellow light, while Pigeon B has been trained to discriminate between yellow and orange. Therefore, Pigeon A is more likely to respond to the yellow-orange light, as it has not learned to inhibit its response to orange.

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