A type of bird similar to a chickadee learns to peck through the cardboard tops of milk bottles left on doorsteps to obtain the desired cream from the top. What term best applies to this behavior?
A) sign stimulus
B) cognition
C) imprinting
D) classical conditioning
E) operant conditioning

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This behavior is an example of operant conditioning, where the bird learns to associate pecking through the cardboard tops with the reward of obtaining cream, reinforcing the behavior.

A Type of Bird Similar to a Chickadee Learns to Peck