A researcher trains a little boy to fear a hamster by banging drums every time the boy approaches the hamster. This type of learning is known as ________.
A) classical conditioning
B) operant conditioning
C) cognitive learning
D) vicarious learning

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Classical conditioning involves learning an association between a previously neutral stimulus (in this case, the hamster) and an unconditioned stimulus (in this case, the loud noise of the drums). As a result, the previously neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus that elicits a conditioned response (in this case, fear in the little boy).

A Researcher Trains a Little Boy to Fear a Hamster