Hi Tipsters,
I need some help in analyzing a situation as to operant vs. classical
conditioning. The scenario is this:
A person is walking through a room with a low beam and hits his head on
it. The next time the person walks through the room, he ducks as he
nears the place where the beam is located. Is this a classically
conditioned response, because it's a reflexive response to avoid pain --
the cs being a certain place in the room? Or operant, because he has
voluntary control over this behavior? (He was punished for the behavior
of walking in a certain place in the room, and now voluntarily executes
the avoidance behavior?)
Thanks for your input.
Kathleen Kleissler
Psychology Dept.
Kutztown University
Kutztown, PA 19530
610-683-4465
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