Micah’s parents are very liberal in their politics and social attitudes. Whenever Micah expresses a highly conservative position, his parents react by talking with each other rather than to him. Their attempted method of shaping Micah’s beliefs illustrates ____

a. ?operant conditioning
b. ?observational learning
c. ?classical conditioning
d. ?cognitive dissonance


ANSWER:
a

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