Baby Max begins to cry as soon as he sees his mother pick up her car keys.Max probably does this because he learned to associate the car keys with his mother leaving.This example demonstrates

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This scenario is an example of classical conditioning, where the sight of the car keys has become a conditioned stimulus that elicits a conditioned response (crying) in Baby Max. This association was formed through repeated pairings of the car keys (neutral stimulus) with his mother leaving (unconditioned stimulus) causing an emotional response (crying) (unconditioned response). Over time, the keys became associated with leaving, causing Baby Max to cry even before his mother leaves.

Baby Max Begins to Cry as Soon as He Sees