GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
OPERANT CONDITIONING
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Classical Conditioning
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Operant Conditioning
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In humans, the sight, smell and even thought of food causes salivation-“makes the mouth water”. This is because the salivary secretion is conditioned. Ivan Pavlov’s (1849 –1936) classical experiments of conditioned reflex are worth being remembered now.
Detailed explanation-2: -Salivating in response to the smell of food is a good example of a naturally occurring stimulus. During this phase of the process, the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) results in an unconditioned response (UCR).4 Presenting food (the UCS) naturally and automatically triggers a salivation response (the UCR).
Detailed explanation-3: -In Pavlov’s classic experiment, the food represents what is known as the unconditioned stimulus (UCS). The UCS naturally and automatically triggers a response. 1 Pavlov’s dogs salivating in response to the food is an example of the unconditioned response.
Detailed explanation-4: -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. A conditioned stimulus is a stimulus that can eventually trigger a conditioned response.