It is common to teach a dog not to go to the bathroom inside the house and attempt to teach it to go outside in the grass. If a dog owner gave her pet a treat every time it went to the bathroom outside, she would be utilizing which learning technique?

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The dog owner is using associative learning, specifically a form of it called operant conditioning, where the dog learns to associate going to the bathroom outside with receiving a treat. This association between the behavior and the reward encourages the dog to repeat the behavior.

It Is Common to Teach a Dog Not to Go