McDonald's Placement of a Small Toy in Each Happy Meal

question 57

Multiple Choice

McDonald's placement of a small toy in each Happy Meal as a reward for coming to the fast-food restaurant and ordering its food is based on which theory of learning?

• A) operant conditioning
• B) subliminal advertising
• C) cognitive learning
• D) classical conditioning
• E) observational learning

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