Question

Two-year-old Ciara learns that whenever she hits her older brother, her mom will place her in time-out Cara therefore understands that behavior leads to a certain consequence, which is a type of learning called a. Classical conditioning b. habituation. c. Sensitization d. operant conditioning

Answer 1

It is a operant conditioning.

Option: D

Explanation:

Operant conditioning is also known as instrumental conditioning. In this conditioning person learns through rewards or punishments. An association is there to make behavior between the performer and responder. Here Ciara is used to hitting her older brother sometimes and whenever she does it she gets punishment for that.

Through that she understands every action has consequences. If action is good then consequences would be good and will come to you as a reward and if action is wrong it will come to her as punishment.