An animal trainer operantly conditions a raccoon to take coins from audience members and place them in a "donation box for raccoons injured in a recent oil spill." before the raccoons place the coins in the box, they rub them with their paws. in the wild, raccoons typically rub the sand off food while washing it in water. most likely, their coin rubbing behavior is an example of

What is the difference between an observational study and an​ experiment? choose the correct answer below. a. in an​ experiment, a treatment is applied to part of a population and responses are observed. in an observational​ study, a researcher measures characteristics of interest of a part of a population but does not change existing conditions. b. in an​ experiment, a treatment is applied to an entire population and responses are observed. in an observational​ study, a researcher measures characteristics of interest of an entire population but does not change existing conditions. c. in an​ experiment, a researcher measures characteristics of interest of a part of a population but does not change existing conditions. in an observational​ study, a treatment is applied to part of a population and responses are observed. d. in an​ experiment, a researcher measures characteristics of interest of an entire population but does not change existing conditions. in an observational​ study, a treatment is applied to an entire population and responses are observed.