Learning Is Best Defined as

question 20

Multiple Choice

Learning is best defined as

• A) any behavior produced by an organism without being provoked.
• B) a change in the behavior of an organism.
• C) a relatively permanent change in the behavior of an organism due to experience.
• D) behavior based on operant rather than respondent conditioning.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.