Question

In a study on the biological bases of learning, lab rat a is given a drug that blocks dopamine activity in its brain. thereafter, the rat is placed in an operant chamber where a lever-pressing task is shaped through positive reinforcement. we should expect that the rat will have

Answer 1

We should expect that the rat will have have more difficulty in learning the task compared to a normal rat. This is because the rat has been injected with a certain drug that oppresses the dopamine activity. And then the rat is placed in an operant chamber where a lever-pressing task is shaped through positive reinforcement.