If a stimulus (that does not elicit a particular response)is closely followed in time by a second stimulus that elicits a particular response, then the first stimulus will come to elicit the response that was elicited by the second stimulus.This is the definition of the principle of:
A)positive reinforcement
B)operant conditioning
C)counterconditioning
D)respondent conditioning

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The principle described in the statement is respondent conditioning, also known as classical conditioning. This is when an initially neutral stimulus (the first stimulus in the statement) becomes associated with a stimulus that elicits a particular response (the second stimulus in the statement), and as a result, the first stimulus comes to elicit the same response. This type of conditioning is different from operant conditioning, which involves learning through consequences, and positive reinforcement, which involves adding something desirable to increase a behavior. Counterconditioning is a technique used to replace a negative association with a positive one.

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