Amanda likes another student in her psychology class. To encourage a potential suitor, Amanda begins smiling and waving at him whenever she sees him on campus. From then on, Amanda's admirer always associates Amanda with friendly behavior. This is an example of
A) inhibitory conditioning
B) trace conditioning.
C) excitatory conditioning
D) appetitive conditioning

Question

Amanda likes another student in her psychology class.  To encourage a potential suitor, Amanda begins smiling and waving at him whenever she sees him on campus. From then on, Amanda's admirer always associates Amanda with friendly behavior.  This is an example of
A) inhibitory conditioning
B) trace conditioning.
C) excitatory conditioning
D) appetitive conditioning

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Excitatory conditioning is a type of learning in which a neutral stimulus is paired with a positive stimulus, so that the neutral stimulus eventually elicits the same response as the positive stimulus. In this case, Amanda's admirer always associates Amanda with friendly behavior because she smiles and waves at him whenever she sees him on campus.

Amanda Likes Another Student in Her Psychology Class