28. Reynolds taught pigeons to key peck for food in the presence of a blue light

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28. Reynolds taught pigeons to key peck for food in the presence of a blue light. The blue light should therefore have become a secondary reinforcer. When pigeons were then given the option of choosing a schedule with a few presentations (e.g. 3) of blue lights but in which the blue light was always accompanied by food or a schedule in which there were many presentations of blue light, only 3 of which were accompanied by food, the pigeons preferred the first. This indicates that a. secondary reinforcers have the same properties as primary reinforcers b. secondary reinforcers have become reinforcing in their own right c. secondary reinforcers are only reinforcing if they predictably signal the primary reinforcer d. all of the above

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D. All of the above

Primary reinforce although works at a reflect level and secondary reinforce works at a more trained amd acquired level, they can both have a cong rumpus impact on one another.

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