PSYC 3341 Lecture 14: Learning

30. Ralph is attempting to use classical conditioning to train his dog to salivate when he hears a click. To do this he gives the dog some food and then activates his clicker 5 seconds later. So far Ralph is disappointed because his dog is not learning to salivate at the sound of the clicker. The reason why the dog is not learning is that A) the 5 second delay is too long B) the clicker should be activated after he feeds the dog C) the dog is learning, but its performance does not yet reflect it D) it is only possible to train dogs with operant conditioning E) there is not enough information given to determine why the dog is not learning