A child learns that whenever he eats all of his dinner he gets a cookie for dessert. This type of learning is best described by

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This is an example of operant conditioning, where the child's behavior of eating all of his dinner is reinforced by the reward of a cookie for dessert. The behavior is more likely to be repeated in the future because it was positively reinforced.

A Child Learns That Whenever He Eats All of His