Each time Elizabeth cries to be picked up from her playpen, her mother tells her that she must stay there for a little longer. Hearing this, Elizabeth begins to scream until her mother can no longer tolerate the noise and picks up the child. This same scenario is repeated daily. It appears that the mother has
a. caused Elizabeth to internalize her crying response.
b. classically conditioned Elizabeth's crying response.
c. instrumentally conditioned Elizabeth's crying response.
d. failed to condition Elizabeth's behavior operantly.
C
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