Conditioning requires little effort on the part of the learner, ______ is more active and involves mental processes that acquire information to work through problems and manage life situations.

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Cognitive learning involves mental processes such as perception, attention, and memory to acquire and use information. Conditioning, both classical and operant, does not require conscious effort or mental processes. Long term memory is a type of memory storage, not a learning process. Active learning is a broad term that can encompass both conditioning and cognitive learning.

Conditioning Requires Little Effort on the Part of the Learner