Raul has begun to form a negative attitude toward the steady diet of violent programming on network television. His parents have noticed the attitude change and encouraged it by subscribing to more environmental channels. Raul's avoidance of violent television is being affected by ____.

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Raul's avoidance of violent television is a result of operant conditioning, where his behavior is influenced by the consequences of his actions (i.e. being exposed to more environmentally-focused channels). Classical conditioning involves learning by association between stimuli, habituation is the decrease in response to repeated exposure to a stimuli, and respondent conditioning is a type of classical conditioning that involves pairing an involuntary response with a stimulus.

Raul Has Begun to Form a Negative Attitude Toward the Steady