Question

Which of the following is true about conditioning?

1. Learning results only from experience
2. Learning involves short term changes in behaviour
3. Classical and operant conditioning are same
4. only animals can be conditioned

• A. 1, 4
• B. All
• C. 1 only
• D. 3, 4

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 1 only

• In classical conditioning, learning occurs through experience in the form of associations between stimuli. Specifically:

• A neutral stimulus (NS) becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus (US) that naturally triggers an unconditioned response (UR).

• Through repeated pairings, the neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus (CS), eliciting a conditioned response (CR) similar to the unconditioned response.

• This experiential process is foundational in classical conditioning, demonstrating that learning is not innate but rather shaped by environmental interactions

• .For example, Pavlov’s dogs learned to salivate (CR) at the sound of a bell (CS) because the bell was repeatedly paired with food (US).