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A Researcher Wants to Train a Mouse to Run on an Exercise

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A researcher wants to train a mouse to run on an exercise wheel.  The LEAST effective way to train this new behavior would involve:


A) rewarding the mouse at first for touching the wheel, then for climbing on it, then for running on it.
B) providing reinforcement every 5 minutes, as long as the mouse runs on the wheel at some point during that time.
C) first depriving the mouse of food for 24 hours, then using food pellets as a reward.
D) providing positive reinforcement each time the mouse runs on the exercise wheel.

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