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A balloon popped and made Bobby cry. It happened again when he was at a friend's birthday party. Now, when Bobby sees a balloon he starts to cry. A behaviorist would say that Bobby cries in response to the balloon because of_________________.

A. bservational learning
B. operant conditioning
C. modeling
D. classical conditioning

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Answer:

D. classical conditioning

Step-by-step explanation:

Classical conditioning is a term proposed by one of the most influential psychologist's names Ivan Pavlov while researching with dogs and he has described classical conditioning as a learning theory that encompasses a stimulus and a response.

Classical conditioning in psychology referred to as the process in which a particular stimulus gives rise to a learned response when connected with a neutral stimulus.

In the question above, the given statement signifies the classical conditioning.

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