Suppose Your Alarm Made a Slight Clicking Sound Just Before

question 164

Multiple Choice

Suppose your alarm made a slight clicking sound just before the alarm goes off. Even though you didn't wake up to the clicking sound initially, now you do, due to classical conditioning. In this example, the loud alarm is a/an

• A) unconditioned stimulus.
• B) unconditioned response.
• C) conditioned stimulus.
• D) conditioned response.

Understand Bandura's views on operant conditioning and observational learning.

Recognize the importance of reinforcement in Bandura's theory, both direct and vicarious.

Appreciate the impact of a model's characteristics on the observer's likelihood to imitate behavior.

Identify factors influencing modeling and observational learning.

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