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. 2021 Dec 14;14(1):230–247. doi: 10.1080/19420889.2021.2005863

Table 1.

Types of learning

Conditioning Association Behavior Examples
Habituation Nonassociative Nonarbitrary Decrease in response
Sensitization Nonassociative Nonarbitrary Increase in response
Alpha Associative US-US Conditioned Sensitization
Classical Associative CS-US Association of Stimuli
Instrumental Associative Nonarbitrary BCC
Operant Associative Arbitrary BCC

Legend: BCC = behavior controlled by its consequences. CS = Conditioned stimulus, US = Unconditioned stimulus