Matt and Christine are expecting their first child. In order to practice how they will teach their new child various behaviors, they decide to first adopt a puppy. They assume that they can use the strategies that were most effective in teaching their puppy to also teach their newborn child. Is this strategy likely to be effective?
A. Yes, classical conditioning principles operate the same in all species and optimizing the learning strategies with the puppy will be helpful for teaching their new child.
B. Yes, although classical conditioning principles differ slightly between some species, learning in dogs and humans is interchangeable.
C. No, although similar, there are significant variations in classical conditioning processes across species that would prevent this strategy from being effective.
D. No, while dogs learn by classical conditioning, humans only learn using operant conditioning so the processes would not transfer effectively.
Answer: C
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