If you wish to modify your roommate's behavior to clean up,which type of learning would you use and why?
A) classical conditioning-cleaning is a conditioned response
B) operant conditioning-cleaning is a voluntary response
C) operant conditioning-cleaning is an unconditioned response
D) classical conditioning-cleaning can be conditioned using backward conditioning

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Operant conditioning would be most appropriate in this situation because cleaning is a voluntary behavior that can be modified through consequences, such as positive reinforcement (rewarding clean behavior) or negative reinforcement (removing an unpleasant stimulus when the cleaning is done). Classical conditioning involves pairing a neutral stimulus with a reflexive response, which is not applicable in this scenario. Backward conditioning is ineffective because the conditioned stimulus (the request to clean) would occur after the unconditioned stimulus (a messy living space), which would not lead to effective conditioning.

If You Wish to Modify Your Roommate's Behavior to Clean