Practice question · Sort into groups
Sort each example by the type of conditioning it illustrates.
Groups: Classical conditioning · Operant conditioning
- A dog salivates to a bell that has been paired with food
- A student studies harder after being praised for good grades
- A child fears the dentist's drill sound after a painful visit
- A rat presses a lever more often because it yields food
Hints
- Classical = a stimulus comes to trigger an automatic response; operant = behavior changes by its CONSEQUENCES.
- If the behavior is shaped by a reward or punishment that FOLLOWS it, it is operant.
Show the answer
Classical conditioning: A dog salivates to a bell that has been paired with food, A child fears the dentist's drill sound after a painful visit
Operant conditioning: A rat presses a lever more often because it yields food, A student studies harder after being praised for good grades
Why
Salivating to a paired bell and fearing a drill sound are classical (a stimulus elicits an automatic response); pressing a lever for food and studying after praise are operant (behavior shaped by its consequences). Consequence-driven change is the operant tell.
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