Question

Liza's fish knows that they get fed right after she turns on their light in the morning, so now anytime she turns on their light, they swim to the surface.

A. Associative
B. Non-associative

Answer 1

Liza's fish exhibiting swimming to the surface when the light turns on is an example of associative learning, particularly classical conditioning, where they associate the light with feeding time.

Step-by-step explanation:

Liza's fish have learned to associate the turning on of their light with being fed. This is an example of associative learning, specifically a subtype known as classical conditioning. In this case, the light (initially a neutral stimulus) becomes associated with feeding (an unconditioned stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response).

The fish's response of swimming to the surface when the light is turned on is similar to the example in the text that describes how a dolphin learns to do a flip when it hears a whistle, anticipating a fish as a reward, which aligns with the principles of operant conditioning.

However, in Liza's fish scenario, since the fish have not been trained to perform a behavior to receive food but rather they have involuntarily learned to associate a stimulus with a reward, it falls under classical conditioning.