The example of a young boy developing a fear of sand because there is a sandbox in the yard where a dog barks and lunges demonstrates a principle of:
A) operant conditioning.
B) modeling.
C) classical conditioning.
D) transference learning.

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The example given is a classic example of classical conditioning, where the sound and sight of the barking and lunging dog (unconditioned stimulus) becomes associated with the presence of sand in the sandbox (conditioned stimulus), leading to the development of fear (conditioned response) towards the sand even in the absence of the dog.

The Example of a Young Boy Developing a Fear of Sand