A pigeon's behavior is reinforced for pecking images of Picasso paintings but not for pecking images of Monet paintings.After such training,it correctly pecks pictures of other Cubist artists it has never seen before but does not peck other never-before-seen impressionistic paintings.This example illustrates the behavioral processes of _____;in cognitive terms,each Picasso painting represents a(n)_____ of a category.
A)positive and negative reinforcement;prototype
B)positive and negative reinforcement;exemplar
C)generalization and discrimination;prototype
D)generalization and discrimination;exemplar

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This example illustrates the behavioral processes of generalization and discrimination because the pigeon is able to generalize the behavior (pecking images of other Cubist artists) based on its previous training with Picasso paintings but is also able to discriminate (not pecking never-before-seen impressionistic paintings). In cognitive terms, each Picasso painting represents an exemplar of a category because the pigeon has learned to associate the specific visual features of a Picasso painting with a reinforcement.

A Pigeon's Behavior Is Reinforced for Pecking Images of Picasso