Earlier Learning Viewpoints Considered Classical and Operant Conditioning to Be

question 45

Multiple Choice

Earlier learning viewpoints considered classical and operant conditioning to be automatic processes involving only environmental events that did not depend at all on biological or cognitive factors.Research on which of the following concepts cast doubt on this point of view?

• A) latent learning, signal relations, and preparedness
• B) extinction, discrimination, and generalization
• C) CRF, ratio, and interval schedules
• D) escape, avoidance, and spontaneous recovery

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Definitions:

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption patterns due to a change in relative prices, leading consumers to substitute one product for another.

Demand Curve

A curve showing the relation between the price of a good and the quantity consumers are willing and able to buy per period, other things constant.

Market Demand Curve

A graphical representation that depicts the total quantity of a good or service that all consumers in a market are willing and able to purchase at various prices.

Law of Demand

The economic principle stating that as the price of a good decreases, consumer demand for that good will increase, and vice versa, holding everything else constant.