Elaine is reading a fairy tale to her newborn baby as she feeds the baby its bottle. Although the milk in the bottle is gone, the baby continues to suck on the nipple as the mother continues to read the story. This is an example of what type of learning?

A. habituation
B. operant conditioning
C. modeling
D. classical conditioning


Answer: B

Psychology

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a. latent inhibition. b. relative validity c. learned irrelevance d. blocking

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b. has an older sister. c. has a younger brother. d. has several older brothers.

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Psychology