Classify Each of the Following Situations as Involving Either Classical

question 54

Essay

Classify each of the following situations as involving either classical conditioning or operant conditioning. In each case, defend your answer by analyzing the situation within the context of the learning paradigm you have chosen.
a. A father reminds his son James to be quiet at the dinner table. James stops talking, and his father smiles at him.
b. Ralph's friend offers him an illegal drug. Ralph takes the drug and finds that it makes him feel euphoric. Ralph begins to buy the drug himself and takes it more and more frequently.
c. Linda is a bright, academically capable girl. Once, when she was sick, she failed an important test. Now she is very anxious whenever she takes a test.

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Definitions:

Appreciate

To increase in value or worth over time, commonly used in financial contexts.

Depreciate

The process by which an asset's value decreases over time due to use, wear and tear, or obsolescence.

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Upsloping

Referring to a line or curve that ascends or increases in height as it moves from left to right on a graph.