April Wants to Teach Her Cat Not to Claw at the Arms

question 1

Multiple Choice

April wants to teach her cat not to claw at the arms of her couch. She will be MOST successful in reducing the cat's scratching behavior if she uses

• A)classical conditioning.
• B)higher-order conditioning.
• C)observational learning.
• D)operant conditioning.

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Definitions:

Observational Learning

Learning by observing others.

Observational Learning

The process of acquiring new behaviors or knowledge by watching and imitating others, also known as modeling.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which behavior is strengthened or weakened by the consequences, such as rewards or punishments.

Behaviorism

The view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most psychologists today agree with the first part but not with the second part.