John wants to teach his dog to do tricks such as "sit up," "roll over," and "fetch a stick." By systematically rewarding his dog for responding in the correct way, John is able to accomplish great progress over a 30-day period. John was able to teach his dog using which of the following learning processes?
A) classical conditioning
B) instrumental conditioning
C) stimulation conditioning
D) extinction conditioning

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Instrumental conditioning, also known as operant conditioning, involves training an animal through rewards and punishments to respond in a certain way to a particular stimulus. In this case, John is rewarding his dog for performing the desired tricks, which is an example of instrumental conditioning. Classical conditioning involves pairing a neutral stimulus with a response and eventually eliciting that response with the neutral stimulus alone. Stimulation conditioning and extinction conditioning are not recognized learning processes.

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