When a Stimulus Acquires the Power to Elicit a Response

question 440

Multiple Choice

When a stimulus acquires the power to elicit a response as a result of being paired with a stimulus that already produces the response, then which of the following has occurred?

• A)operant conditioning
• B)instrumental learning
• C)respondent conditioning
• D)insight learning

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