AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
To Psychologists, learning is?
A
A long term change in behavior that is based on experience
B
A constant set of individuals situated in a controlled environment
C
The typical desks, students, lecture, text books scenario
D
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Learning can be defined in many ways, but most psychologists would agree that it is a relatively permanent change in behavior that results from experience. During the first half of the 20th century, the school of thought known as behaviorism rose to dominate psychology and sought to explain the learning process.

Detailed explanation-2: -Psychologists in general define Learning as relatively permanent behavioural modifications which take place as a result of experience. This definition of learning stresses on three important elements of learning: Learning involves a behavioural change which can be better or worse.

Detailed explanation-3: -In contrast, learning is a change in behavior or knowledge that results from experience. There are three main types of learning: classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational learning.

Detailed explanation-4: -Learning may be defined, for our purposes, as a relatively permanent change in behavior that occurs as a result of experience. That is, a person is said to have learned something when they consistently exhibit a new behavior over time.

Detailed explanation-5: -Learning is any relatively permanent change in behaviour that occurs as a result of experience or practice (Weiss, 1990). 6. Learning is a relatively permanent change in behaviour that results from practice (Atkinson et al, 1993). There are some principles of learning which are very much applicable in extension.

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