AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

CLASSICAL CONDITIONING VS OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Maggie cries and throws a temper tantrum at the store and her mother ignores her and does not give her any attention. Maggie is less likely to have a tantrum the next time she is at the store because that behavior was:
A
punished
B
reinforced
C
discrminated
D
shaped
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An unconditioned stimulus is a stimulus that leads to an automatic response. In Pavlov’s experiment, the food was the unconditioned stimulus. An unconditioned response is an automatic response to a stimulus. The dogs salivating for food is the unconditioned response in Pavlov’s experiment.

Detailed explanation-2: -At each stage, stimuli and responses are identified by different terminology. What is this? The three stages of classical conditioning are before acquisition, acquisition, and after acquisition.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some examples of conditioned responses include: If you witness a terrible car accident, you might develop a fear of driving. Many phobias begin after a person has had a negative experience with the fear object.

Detailed explanation-4: -Classical conditioning theory states that behaviors are learned by connecting a neutral stimulus with a positive one, such as Pavlov’s dogs hearing a bell (neutral) and expecting food (positive). The learned behavior is called a conditioned response.

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