associative learning- learning that certain events always occur together. The events may be multiple stimuli (classical conditioning) or a behavior and a consequence (operant conditioning).
I can imagine someone living like this.
*Touches hot stove*
“OW! How did that happen? Whatever, I’ll just continue investigating this stove.”
*Touches stove again*
“OW! Again? This is getting weird.”
*And again*
“WHY DO I KEEP GETTING BURNED FOR NO REASON?”