A toddler who burnt his hand by touching a hot stove once will less likely touch the stove again. In the given example, the type of learned behaviour is categorised as
Correct answer: D. Operant conditioning
- A. Latent learning
- B. Insight learning
- C. Classic conditioning
- D. Operant conditioning
Explanation
A toddler who burns his hand by touching a hot stove learns to avoid the stove in the future due to the painful consequence that followed the action. This is an example of operant conditioning, a type of learning in which behaviour changes because of reinforcement or punishment. The pain acts as a punishment, decreasing the likelihood of the behaviour occurring again. It is not latent learning, because the learning did not occur without reinforcement or punishment; not classical conditioning, because no association between two stimuli was formed; and not insight learning, because the child did not suddenly solve a problem through reasoning. Thus, the behaviour is best categorised as operant conditioning, specifically learning through punishment.
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