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Adit is studying for a biology test. After 7 consecutive hours of studying, he finds he can remember what he just finished studying, but he can no longer remember what he studied 5 or 6 hours ago. Adit's memory problems are BEST explained by __________.


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Instrumental Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment, also known as operant conditioning.

Acquisition

The process of learning or developing a new skill, behavior, or ability.

Contiguity

The condition of being in close association or proximity, often used in psychology to describe the closeness in time or space between two stimuli.

Conditioning

An approach to modifying behavior by teaching a subject to connect a favorable behavior with a stimulus that was initially unrelated.

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