Learning Associations Between One's Own Personal Actions and Resulting Events

question 136

Multiple Choice

Learning associations between one's own personal actions and resulting events is most relevant to the process of

• A) classical conditioning.
• B) primary conditioning.
• C) partial reinforcement.
• D) operant conditioning.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A procedure of learning through which the regular pairing of two stimuli results in a response that was at first initiated by the second stimulus but is ultimately initiated by the first stimulus alone.

Operant Conditioning

A learning method where the consequences of a behavior (reinforcements or punishments) influence the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Latent Learning

Learning that occurs without obvious reinforcement and is not immediately observable in an individual’s behavior.

Operant Conditioning

A learning approach that relies on the use of incentives and consequences for one's actions.