DAT Achiever Weird Bio Problem

[Maxtor]

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I don't understand the question #24 (3rd).
The problem is

"A young snake surviving a near death poisoning by an aposematic frog refrains ever from capturing similar preys for the rest of its life. Which of the following behavioral learning processes best illustrates this observation? "
A. Maturation
B. Classical conditioning
C. Operant conditioning
D. Play
E. Optimal foraging

And the answer is C. But the explanation makes me confusing.
Here is the explanation.

"Operant conditioning, a trial and error learning, best illustrates the scenario given, whereas classical conditioning is a learning process associated with reward and punishment. Behavioral maturation may be related to painful learning experiences but it can also be due to non-learning factors like physiologic development, physical growth, etc. Play is an interactive learning process from among its own group. Optimal foraging, a predatory strategy, is essentially unrelated to the question asked."

I thought the operant conditioning (not classical conditioning) should be associated reward and punishment, right?
Then what is the correct answer?

 

[aranjuez]

I don't understand the question #24 (3rd).
The problem is

"A young snake surviving a near death poisoning by an aposematic frog refrains ever from capturing similar preys for the rest of its life. Which of the following behavioral learning processes best illustrates this observation? "
A. Maturation
B. Classical conditioning
C. Operant conditioning
D. Play
E. Optimal foraging

And the answer is C. But the explanation makes me confusing.
Here is the explanation.

"Operant conditioning, a trial and error learning, best illustrates the scenario given, whereas classical conditioning is a learning process associated with reward and punishment. Behavioral maturation may be related to painful learning experiences but it can also be due to non-learning factors like physiologic development, physical growth, etc. Play is an interactive learning process from among its own group. Optimal foraging, a predatory strategy, is essentially unrelated to the question asked."

I thought the operant conditioning (not classical conditioning) should be associated reward and punishment, right?
Then what is the correct answer?

The correct answer is operant conditioning. I agree with you on your reasoning. Classical conditioning: think Pavlov's dog. Operant conditioning: think reward and punishment; especially this example.

aranjuez

 

[cryptozoologist]

The correct answer is operant conditioning. I agree with you on your reasoning. Classical conditioning: think Pavlov's dog. Operant conditioning: think reward and punishment; especially this example.

aranjuez

simple explanation: DAT Achiever is not a good prep tool...because it has errors and goes into too much detail on totally obscure topics...do you really think we will have to know specific specie examples from protista and which slime molds are flagellated? of course not, DAT achiever overall is only a helpful tool for PAT. You can read a thousand posts here that state unequivically that DAT science is at least 4-5 points difference from the real daeal.

 

[aranjuez]

What do you mean... Acrasiomycota is obviously the one that's not flagellated. Doesn't everyone know that? Of course, I'm kidding, but I have to say that knowing that you can solve their chem problems or reason through some of their bio really makes you feel better and more prepared.

I mean, I never would've learned about Asco, Basidio, and Zygo... and *ahem* Myxo if it wasn't for Achiever. Or that PBr3 and SOCl2 aren't the only ones that can contribute to making R(C=O)X. I don't know, maybe it'll pay off.

aranjuez