A boy is taught to fear a rat by pairing the rat with a frightening noise.This is an example of __________.
A) modeling.
B) shaping.
C) social learning.
D) conditioning.

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The scenario described is an example of classical conditioning, specifically fear conditioning. The rat is paired with a frightening noise, which causes the boy to develop a fear of the previously neutral stimulus (the rat).

A Boy Is Taught to Fear a Rat by Pairing