Which One of the Following Alternatives Best Describes Instrumental Conditioning

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following alternatives best describes instrumental conditioning?

• A) Learning to use man-made tools in order to accomplish difficult tasks more easily
• B) Learning to behave in ways that either bring pleasure or reduce the likelihood of aversive events
• C) Learning that certain stimuli in one's environment often bring either physical or psychological pain
• D) Learning complex sequences of psychomotor behaviors e.g., dribbling and then shooting a basketball)

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Definitions:

Ganglion Cells

Neurons located in the retina that receive visual information from photoreceptors via intermediate bipolar cells and transmit it to the brain.

Visual Cortex

The region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information, located in the occipital lobe of the brain.

Feature Detectors

Cells in the visual cortex that are sensitive to specific features of the environment.

Orientation

A person's basic awareness of who, where, and when they are; can also refer to sexual orientation or the initial introduction to a new environment or situation.