Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Learning can be described as the change in behavior due to certain experiences. The types of learning include sensitization, habituation, classical conditioning, operant conditioning, observational and insight learning.

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