Which of the Following Is an Example of Classical Conditioning

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of classical conditioning?

• A) A child learns to blink her eyes to a bell because the ringing of the bell has been followed by a puff of air to the eye.
• B) A pigeon learns to peck at a disk in a Skinner box to get food.
• C) Rich saw that when Donna banged her fist against a particular vending machine, she got a free soft drink, so now he bangs his fist against that machine when he wants a free soft drink.
• D) A monkey learns to escape from a cage.

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Definitions:

Gametophyte

The sexual phase in the life cycle of plants and algae that produces gametes, typically through mitosis.

Biologists

Scientists who study living organisms and their interactions with each other and their environments.

Pollen

Fine to coarse powdery substance comprising pollen grains, which are male microgametophytes of seed plants, responsible for the fertilization of the female ovule.

Self-incompatibility

A mechanism in some plants that prevents self-fertilization and promotes genetic diversity by rejecting pollen from the same or genetically similar plant.