Question

Which of the following is TRUE of classical conditioning?

a.It applies to involuntary behavior.

b. Its basic principle is that reinforcement increases the frequency of the behavior preceding it; punishment decreases the frequency of the behavior preceding it.

c. According to classical conditioning, reinforcement leads to an increase in behavior.

d. According to classical conditioning, organism voluntarily operates on its environment to produce a desirable result. After behavior occurs, the likelihood of the behavior occurring again is increased or decreased by the behavior's consequences.

Answer 1

In classical conditioning the natural responses that are involuntary and automatic is associated with neutral stimulus and becomes conditioned responses. The salivating behavior is a natural automatic response to food a natural stimulus that is associated with bell a neutral stimulus, and when the dog hear the ringing of bell it begins to salivate, the conditioned behavior.

ANSWER. Option a. It applies to involuntary behavior.