Which of the following is an example of classical conditioning?
A) A child learns to blink her eyes to a bell because the ringing of the bell has been followed by a puff of air to the eye.
B) A pigeon learns to peck at a disk in a Skinner box to get food.
C) Rich saw that when Donna banged her fist against a particular vending machine, she got a free soft drink, so now he bangs his fist against that machine when he wants a free soft drink.
D) A monkey learns to escape from a cage.

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This is an example of classical conditioning because the child has learned to associate the ringing of the bell (neutral stimulus) with the puff of air to the eye (unconditioned stimulus), and now exhibits a learned response (blinking her eyes) to the bell alone (conditioned stimulus).

Which of the Following Is an Example of Classical Conditioning