Every time friendly dogs approach her toddler at the park,a very overprotective parent whisks her son away and yells,"Stay away from the dog!" After a few of these experiences,the toddler starts crying at the mere sight of dogs.The parent has unknowingly replicated the classic research of which psychologist?
A)William James
B)Margaret Floy Washburn
C)B.F.Skinner
D)John Watson

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The parent's behavior of reacting with fear and moving the child away from the dogs in an overprotective manner would be an example of classical conditioning, which was famously studied by John Watson. The child's subsequent fear of dogs is also an example of the effects of classical conditioning.

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