AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The participant in classical conditioning acts involuntarily.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Classical conditioning involves associating an involuntary response and a stimulus, while operant conditioning is about associating a voluntary behavior and a consequence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following statements is true of classical conditioning? The unconditioned stimulus and the conditioned stimulus must be presented very close together in time for their pairing to work.

Detailed explanation-3: -As we have already seen, the conditioned relationship involves pairing a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus to eventually produce a learned physiological response only to the previously neutral stimulus. A classical conditioning response is an involuntary one.

Detailed explanation-4: -Classical conditioning is a learning process focused more on involuntary behaviors, using associations with neutral stimuli to evoke a specific involuntary response.

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