A child is approached by a dog and is knocked down, which causes fear.The next time the child sees a dog, the child experiences fear, which subsides when the child runs away from the dog.The child's fear of the sight of the dog was caused by:
A)operant conditioning
B)escape conditioning
C)respondent conditioning
D)avoidance conditioning

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The child's fear of the sight of the dog was caused by respondent conditioning, which involves pairing an unconditioned stimulus (the dog knocking down the child) with a neutral stimulus (the sight of a dog) so that the neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus that elicits a conditioned response (fear).

A Child Is Approached by a Dog and Is Knocked