Explain and give an example of classical and operant conditioning.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Classical conditioning involves learning an association between a novel stimulus and a reflexive response that was made upon exposure to the stimulus. For example, an infant makes a sucking movement (reflex) when the nipple of a bottle in placed in his mouth. Initially he does not respond to the sight of the bottle, but over time, he becomes conditioned to make a sucking response to the sight of the bottle.
2. In operant conditioning, behavior depends on consequences, including reinforcement or punishment. Reinforcement increases the likelihood of doing the response again, and punishment decreases the likelihood of doing the response again. An example would be that a child says, "milk," and the mother hands him a bottle of milk. The child has been reinforced for saying "milk," and will say it more often in the future.
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a. debate. c. experiments with children. b. introspection. d. discussion with other scientists.
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