Multiple choice

Classical conditioning or Pavlovian conditioning is a type of learning where the conditioned stimulus (CS) appears to indicate the existence of the second stimulus, i.e., the unconditioned stimulus (US), which is a stimulus that causes a response in the organism. Conditioned response is a learned response to the early neutral stimulus. US is generally a biologically relevant stimulus like pain or food, which evokes a response from the start and is is termed as unconditioned response (UR).

Which of the following options give(s) the correct name for classical conditioning?

  1. Operant conditioning

  2. Pavlovian conditioning

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. None of these

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Classical conditioning is also known as Pavlovian conditioning or respondent conditioning.