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Dogs are often used in airports to detect explosive materials and/or narcotics. Their trainers teach them to smell out a certain substance by rewarding them with treats for correctly identifying a substance. In what type of learning are the dogs engaging?

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Answer: The dogs are engaged in OPERANT CONDITIONING

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Operant conditioning also referred to as instrumental conditioning is a method of training very common for animals such as dogs, that is effected through rewards and punishments for behavioral pattern. Through operant conditioning, an link is created between a behavior and a result for that behavior.

With operant conditioning animals are able to learn some skills ranging from easy to sophisticated.

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