... behavioral repertoire of every species. The first kind of learning we'll consider is classical conditioning. Now that we have a scientific definition of learning, let's look at two important terms: stimulus and response. In order to understand the following sections on classical and operant conditioning, it is important that you become ... something simple like a smell, a light, a bell, or a tone. There are also complex stimuli like the contents of a book or lecture. In psychology, we usually study simple stimuli. Responses can also be simple or complex. A response is anything that goes o...

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