The Relatively Permanent Change in Behavior Due to Experience Is

question 22

Multiple Choice

 The relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience is called

• A) learning.
• B) instinct.
• C) reflex.
• D) fixed action pattern.

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Definitions:

Higher-order Conditioning

A learning process wherein a conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus, creating a second (often weaker) conditioned response.

Higher-order Conditioning

A complex form of classical conditioning where a stimulus previously paired with a primary unconditioned stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus for further training.

Extinction

In psychology, the process through which a conditioned response decreases or disappears after the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Higher-order Conditioning

A learning process in which a stimulus that was previously neutral is paired with a conditioned stimulus to produce the same conditioned response as the original conditioned stimulus.