Every time Timmy shares his toys with his little brother his parents give him a cookie. Every time Timmy refuses to shares his toys his parents yell at him. After a while, Timmy always shares his toys with his little brother. This is an example of

A. operant learning.
B. classical conditioning.
C. stimulus learning.
D. containment.


A

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