Which of the Following Best Describes Learning

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes learning?

• A) It is a change in behavior that results from experience.
• B) It is the capacity to get things done with the support and help of others.
• C) It is the process of measuring performance and taking action to ensure desired results.
• D) It is the ability to use expertise to perform a task with proficiency.
• E) It is the ability to think analytically and achieve integrative problem solving.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of rest with no further conditioning.

Higher-Order Conditioning

Occurs when a strong conditioned stimulus is paired with a neutral stimulus, causing the neutral stimulus to become a second conditioned stimulus.

Extinction

Within the field of psychology, the slow diminishment and ultimate vanishing of a learned response occurs when a conditioned stimulus is continuously shown without pairing it with the unconditioned stimulus.

Stimulus Generalization

The psychological phenomenon where a response conditioned to one stimulus is elicited by similar, but not identical, stimuli.