Psychologists Working in the Area of Cognition and Learning

question 52

Multiple Choice

Psychologists working in the area of cognition and learning:

• A)deny the importance of classical and operant conditioning.
• B)go beyond classical and operant conditioning.
• C)perform research essentially identical to that conducted by more traditional learning theorists.
• D)have probably never heard of classical and operant conditioning.

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