The Main Difference Between Operant and Classical Conditioning Is

question 90

Multiple Choice

The main difference between operant and classical conditioning is:

• A) under classical conditioning, people learn deliberately, while under operant conditioning, people learn involuntarily.
• B) under classical conditioning, people learn by watching the actions of others, while under operant conditioning, people learn involuntarily.
• C) under classical conditioning, people learn involuntarily, while under operant conditioning, people learn by associating behaviours with rewards and punishments.
• D) based on the degree to which people are exposed to a stimulus.

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Definitions:

Just-Noticeable Difference

The smallest change in stimulus intensity that can be detected, underlining the threshold at which a change is perceptible.

Detectably Different

The threshold at which a change in a variable or condition is perceptible or measurable from its previous state.

Fechner's Law

A principle describing the logarithmic relationship between stimulus magnitude and the resultant sensory experience's intensity.

Specificity Theory

The proposal that different sensory qualities are signaled by different quality-specific neurons. This theory is correct in only a few cases (e.g., pain).