A dog is much more likely to keep searching for food under a pillow if it finds food there, but the dog will likely stop looking there if it fails to find food, or finds something frightening. This illustrates __________ conditioning.
A)Pavlovian
B)operant
C)classical
D)respondent

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Operant conditioning involves learning through the consequences of behavior, such as rewards and punishments. Finding food under a pillow (a reward) increases the likelihood of the behavior (searching there) being repeated, while not finding food or finding something frightening (punishments) decreases the likelihood of the behavior being repeated.

A Dog Is Much More Likely to Keep Searching for Food