Katrina is training her dog to sit whenever she points at him.She repeatedly points right before giving a verbal command.Her dog gradually learns to associate the pointing with the
Verbal command and will eventually sit when she points without the verbal command.This
Process of gradual learning is known as
A) habituation.
B) acquisition.
C) extinction.
D) spontaneous recovery.

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Acquisition is the correct term for the process where an organism learns to associate a neutral stimulus (in this case, pointing) with an unconditioned stimulus (the verbal command) to elicit a conditioned response (sitting). This is a fundamental concept in classical conditioning.

Katrina Is Training Her Dog to Sit Whenever She Points