Which infant is demonstrating classical conditioning?
A) Yoshi, who was held with a stuffed bear while feeding and now starts salivating whenever he sees the bear
B) Talia, who increases the rate she sucks on her bottle when she hears her mother's voice
C) Billy, who continues to sleep while the vacuum cleaner is running
D) Sascha, who learned to blow a kiss after watching her sister do it

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This is an example of classical conditioning where the infant has learned to associate the stuffed bear with feeding and now shows a reflexive response (salivating) to the previously neutral stimulus (the bear). The other options either involve operant conditioning (B, Talia is increasing her sucking behavior in response to a reinforcing stimulus) or habituation (C, Billy has become accustomed to the sound of the vacuum cleaner and no longer responds to it). Option D involves observational learning.

Which Infant Is Demonstrating Classical Conditioning