A Child Is Approached by a Dog and Is Knocked

question 421

Multiple Choice

A child is approached by a dog and is knocked down, which causes fear.The next time the child sees a dog, the child experiences fear, which subsides when the child runs away from the dog.The child's fear of the sight of the dog was caused by:

• A)operant conditioning
• B)escape conditioning
• C)respondent conditioning
• D)avoidance conditioning

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