A Squirrel Visits Your Bird Feeder Every Day,and Has Learned

question 47

Multiple Choice

A squirrel visits your bird feeder every day,and has learned that if it jumps onto the feeder,seeds will fall on the ground that it can then eat.The squirrel has gone through which of the following?

• A)Operant conditioning
• B)Classical conditioning
• C)Imprinting
• D)Observational learning
• E)Habituation

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Definitions:

Macrosystem

The largest and most remote set of people and places to a person that still exercises a significant influence on them, according to ecological systems theory.

Exosystem

A term in ecological systems theory referring to the social settings that indirectly influence an individual's development, such as parental workplaces.

Microsystem

In ecological systems theory, the immediate environment in which individuals interact face-to-face, such as family, school, and peer groups.

Observational Learning

A learning process through watching the actions of others and then imitating or modeling those actions.