Tsvi, a three-month-old baby, stops crying when he hears his parents' OK Computer CD. Now, whenever he begins to cry, his parents play OK Computer. Tsvi's parents' behavior of playing the CD is the result of
A. classical conditioning.
B. habituation.
C. learned helplessness.
D. operant conditioning.
Answer: D
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