AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following statements is correct for both classical conditioning and operant conditioning?
A
both require reinforcement to be given before the desired response
B
both require reinforcement to be given each time after the desired response
C
both involve only voluntary responses
D
both can produce stimulus generalisation and stimulus discrimination
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Classical and operant conditioning are both similar because they involve making association between behaviour and events in an organism’s environment and are governed by several general laws of association-for example, it is easier to associate stimuli that are similar to each other and that occur at similar times.

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: -Answer:Operant conditioning takes place as a result of some voluntary action while classical conditioning takes place without choice.

Detailed explanation-4: -Both classical and operant conditioning are forms of associative learning using a behavioristic approach.

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