Sherbie has been performing poorly on her tests recently, so she has decided to use the handy guide created by my psychology students for becoming better students. She chooses to study at the desk where she will test and chew the same flavored gum while she studies as when she tests. What type of conditioning do these two tips employ ? Operant b Social Observational Cognitive d. Classical
The two tips described in the scenario employ classical conditioning. Classical conditioning is a form of learning in which a stimulus is paired with a conditioned response to produce a learned response. In this case, Sherbie is pairing the desk where she will test with studying, and the flavor of gum with testing. By doing so, she is hoping to create a learned response where the desk and gum flavor become associated with studying and testing, respectively, improving her performance.
