Which Is the Best Characterization (Description) of Operant Conditioning

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which is the best characterization (description) of operant conditioning?

• A)A person performs some action, and depending on what happens as a consequence of that action, the likelihood of that same behavior occurring again
• Will either increase or decrease.
• B)Automatic responses become associated with new stimuli when they occur at the same time.
• C)Over time and with repeated experience, the person changes how to best understand a concept or problem.
• D)The person is exposed to a great deal of information, the person relates the new information to preexisting knowledge, and then organizes all the new information in a coherent way.

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Definitions:

Weber's Constant

A principle in psychology that quantifies the perception of change in a given stimulus, stating that the ratio of the increment threshold to the background intensity is constant.

Hue

The color of light, as determined by its wavelength.

Sensorineural Deafness

A type of hearing loss resulting from damage to the inner ear or the neural pathways from the inner ear to the brain.

Blind Spot

The area of the retina where axons from ganglion cells meet to form the optic nerve.