When one dog starts sniffing the ground for a potential scrap of food, other dogs' attention may be drawn to that part of the ground, and they may copy this sniffing behavior. This is an example of:
A) observational conditioning.
B) stimulus enhancement.
C) social conformity.
D) emotional contagion.

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Stimulus enhancement is a form of social learning where an individual's attention is drawn to a particular object or location within the environment by the actions of another individual. In this scenario, the act of one dog sniffing the ground draws other dogs' attention to that spot, leading them to also sniff the ground. This is not about them observing and then conditioning their behavior based on the observed outcome (observational conditioning), nor is it about conforming to group norms (social conformity) or sharing emotional states (emotional contagion).

When One Dog Starts Sniffing the Ground for a Potential