Which of the following demonstrates classical conditioning?
A)A child reads more books because her parents praised her for reading.
B)A toddler copies the behavior of his older brother.
C)A dog learns that the sound of the treat container being opened indicates that a treat is coming his way.
D)A man gets used to the sound of traffic and eventually learns to sleep through it.

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Classical conditioning involves learning through association between a neutral stimulus and a meaningful stimulus. In this scenario, the sound of the treat container being opened (neutral stimulus) is associated with the treat (meaningful stimulus), which leads to the dog's behavior of anticipating the treat whenever it hears the sound, demonstrating classical conditioning. A, B, and D do not involve this type of learning.

Which of the Following Demonstrates Classical Conditioning