A scientist trains dogs to salivate to the sound of a buzzer by pairing the buzzer's sound with the presence of food. This technique is called ________.
A) conditioning
B) reinforcement
C) modeling
D) social learning

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The technique described in the scenario is one of classical conditioning, where a neutral stimulus (the sound of the buzzer) is paired with an unconditioned stimulus (the presence of food) to elicit a response (salivation) that eventually becomes conditioned to the neutral stimulus alone. Reinforcement, modeling, and social learning involve different mechanisms of learning.

A Scientist Trains Dogs to Salivate to the Sound of a Buzzer