Question

Fallon is afraid of loud sounds, like thunder. she associates lightning with thunder because it regularly precedes thunder. thus, when fallon sees lightning, she braces herself for hearing a big boom several seconds later. fallon has experienced a certain kind of associative learning known as

a. classical conditioning.
c. sensitization.
b. habituation.
d. observational learning.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is A) classical conditioning, as due to Fallon regularly seeing lightning (which she is neutral to) after thunder (which she dislikes), she associates the two, and anticipates thunder occurring after the lightning.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A. Classical conditioning.

Step-by-step explanation

Classical conditioning is a term to refer to a type of learning, in which automatic responses are developed when a stimulus is presented. In classical conditioning, the individual usually associates a new stimulus with an existing reflex, therefore, after this stimulus acquires that association, the automatic response to this stimulus happens every time the stimulus is presented. According to the above, Fallon associated the stimulation of lightning with thunder, so that every time she sees thunder, an automatic response to receiving the sound of thunder is activated. So, the correct answer is A. Classical conditioning.