Two-month old Peter is participating in a visual perception study. Every time Peter kicks his feet up to a presented face, he hears a tape of his mother saying a nursery rhyme. After a number of repeated trials, the presented face is altered. Peter's kicking response is then measured. This is an example of which of the following research methods?

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This scenario describes operant conditioning, where Peter learns to associate his kicking action with the reward of hearing his mother's voice, thus increasing the likelihood of the kicking behavior.

Two-Month Old Peter Is Participating in a Visual Perception Study