The process of acquiring through experience new and relatively enduring information or behaviors is called
A) association.
B) learning.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) shaping.

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The process of acquiring new information or behaviors through experience is called learning. Option A, association, refers to the connection made between two stimuli or a stimulus and a response. Option C, spontaneous recovery, refers to the reappearance of a conditioned response that was thought to be extinct. Option D, shaping, is a process where successive approximations of a behavior are reinforced in order to achieve a desired outcome.

The Process of Acquiring Through Experience New and Relatively Enduring