Worksheet Conditioning - Conditioning and Learning? This worksheet will help you develop skills to tell whether a behavior has been conditioned using classical or operant conditioning, or whether it is a product of observational learning. Example 1: I really like "Just Right cereal." I went to Walmart to buy some on Monday, and there wasn't any. I came back Tuesday and Wednesday, but there still wasn't any. Thursday, I decided to stop at Safeway to get some, and they had it. I now continue to go to Safeway to get my "Just Right." What type of conditioning or learning is this? Why? Example 2: I am pretty good at repairing cars. When I was a little tyke, I'd sit in the engine compartment while my dad tuned up our cars and changed the oil and replaced valves and pistons and rings. As I got older, he let me help, showing me how to turn the wrenches and how to use a timing light and other tools. Now I do these things by myself, and I save a lot of money as a result. What type of conditioning or learning is this? Why? Example 3: I am a big fan of good coffee, and I have an espresso machine in my kitchen. The espresso has a rich bittersweet chocolate flavor with hints of cherry flavor, and is really delicious. Now, every time I walk into the kitchen in my apartment, I see the espresso machine, and crave espresso. What type of conditioning or learning is this? Why? Example 4: When I got to college, I wasn't sure how I should interact with my advisors. They weren't my teachers, or my boss, and I wondered how I should talk to them, and what was and wasn't appropriate. Over the course of the next few weeks, I stayed pretty quiet, watching how the other students interacted with the professors, and then I began emulating their behavior. What type of conditioning or learning is this? Why?