Responses to the Environment

AP Biology· difficulty 3/5

A snail withdraws into its shell when tapped; after many repeated taps with no harm, it stops responding.

Stimulus? repeated harmless paired w/reward Habituation Associative learning

Which type of learning is illustrated?

  • A

    Imprinting

  • B

    Classical conditioning

  • C

    Habituation

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  • D

    Operant conditioning

Explanation

Habituation is a decreased response to a repeated, biologically unimportant stimulus, considered a form of non-associative learning.

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