A child learns that whenever he eats all of his dinner, he gets a cookie for dessert. This type of learning is BEST explained by
A) classical conditioning.
B) operant conditioning.
C) biofeedback theory.
D) social learning theory.
E) observational learning.

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This scenario represents operant conditioning, as the child's behavior of eating all of his dinner is reinforced by receiving a cookie for dessert.

A Child Learns That Whenever He Eats All of His