When a rat presses a lever,it occasionally produces a food pellet.The rat presses the lever hundreds of times,earning many food pellets.Hull and Spence would argue that lever pressing is reinforced by the:
A)expectation of the food pellet.
B)taste of the food pellet.
C)feel of the depressed lever.
D)reduction in hunger.

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Hull and Spence's theory of reinforcement is based on drive reduction, where behaviors are reinforced because they reduce a biological drive, such as hunger.

When a Rat Presses a Lever,it Occasionally Produces a Food