In Which Type of Learning Are New Behavior Patterns Molded

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Multiple Choice

In which type of learning are new behavior patterns molded by changing the probability that various responses will be made?

• A)Pavlovian conditioning
• B)respondent conditioning
• C)classical conditioning
• D)operant conditioning

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Definitions:

Personalization

Distortion of thinking in which a person takes responsibility or blame for events that are unconnected to the person.

Overgeneralization

Distortion of thinking in which a person draws sweeping conclusions based on only one incident or event and applies those conclusions to events that are unrelated to the original; the tendency to interpret a single negative event as a never-ending pattern of defeat and failure.

Extinction

The process through which a conditioned response is weakened by presenting the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus, eventually leading to the response disappearing.

Behavioral Paradigms

refer to established models or patterns that outline specific methods for studying and understanding behavior.