Question

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identify a true statement about classical conditioning.
multiple choice
classical conditioning focuses on the association between behaviors and the stimuli that follow them.
it is a learning process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an innately meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response.
it is a form of associative learning, also known as instrumental conditioning, in which the consequences of a behavior change the probability of the behaviors recurrence.
in classical conditioning, organisms learn the association between a behavior and a consequence.

Explanation:

Classical conditioning is a learning process where a previously neutral stimulus is paired with an unconditioned (innately meaningful) stimulus, leading the neutral stimulus to eventually elicit a similar response. Let's analyze each option:

1. Classical conditioning focuses on associations between stimuli, not behaviors and following stimuli (that relates to operant conditioning).
2. This correctly describes classical conditioning: a neutral stimulus becomes linked to an innately meaningful one to trigger a response.
3. Instrumental/operant conditioning, not classical, focuses on behavior consequences changing recurrence.
4. Classical conditioning links two stimuli, not a behavior and its consequence (that is operant conditioning).

Answer:

It is a learning process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an innately meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response.