What Type of Learned Response Occurs When a Formerly Neutral

question 57

Multiple Choice

What type of learned response occurs when a formerly neutral object begins to elicit a reflexive (or highly similar) response after it has been paired with a stimulus that naturally elicits that response?

• A) orienting reflex
• B) classical conditioning
• C) consequence conditioning
• D) operant conditioning

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Definitions:

Occipital

Related to the occipital lobe in the brain, mainly tasked with the processing of visual information.

Temporal

Related to time, whether it involves time-based events or the chronological sequencing of events.

Receptive Field

The particular region in the field of vision that triggers a response from a neuron or a network of neurons.

Visual Cortex

The region within the occipital lobe of the brain responsible for processing information related to sight.