Question

When Charlie the cat was a kitten, he just happened to be near the kitchen when his owner used an electric can opener to open a can of tuna for him to eat. Curious about this strange sound, Charlie went to the kitchen and found the tuna in his dish. Now, no matter how deep his coma-like sleep is when someone uses the electric can opener for any reason, Charlie scrambles to his feet and sprints to the kitchen. This story about Charlie is an example of...a)social learning.b)information processing.c)operant conditioning.d)simple conditioning.

Answer 1

Option c: Operant conditioning

Step-by-step explanation:

Operant Conditioning

This is commonly known as a type of learning. In this type of learning, as behavior becomes stronger or is strengthened, it is accompanied by a reinforcer or diminished followed by a punishment or simply state it as a type of learning where behavior is powered if followed by a reinforcer or reduced/diminished if followed by a punisher.

Operant chamber

This is simply known as a box with an attached record device to monitor the times or rate at which the animal presses the box bar to obtain the reinforcer.

Reinforcement

in operant conditioning, a reinforcement is known as any event that powers the behavior it follows.