CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

LEARNING THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In operant conditioning the learner is ____, whereas in classical conditioning they are ____
A
active; passive
B
focussed; unconscious
C
passive; active
D
dynamic; submissive
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Also, remember that classical conditioning is passive on the part of the learner, while operant conditioning requires the learner to actively participate and perform some type of action in order to be rewarded or punished.

Detailed explanation-2: -Classical Conditioning is one in which the organism learns something through association, i.e. Conditioned Stimuli and Unconditioned Stimuli. Operant Conditioning is the type of learning in which the organism learns by way of modification in behaviour or pattern through reinforcement or punishment.

Detailed explanation-3: -In classical conditioning, the learner learns the consequences of an action by watching others being rewarded or punished for it. In operant conditioning, the learner simply does what someone else did, regardless of whether that person was rewarded or punished for it.

Detailed explanation-4: -Operant conditioning, also called instrumental conditioning, is a learning process where behaviors are modified through the association of stimuli with reinforcement or punishment.

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