Prenatal classical conditioning involves:
A) exposing a child to a CS and US immediately after birth
B) testing for a conditioned response at 1 month, and then 1 year, after birth
C) exposing a fetus to CS-US pairings
D) none of the above

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Prenatal classical conditioning involves exposing a fetus to CS-US pairings. This is done in order to determine whether the fetus has developed a conditioned response. Testing for a conditioning response is not done until after birth, so option B is incorrect. Exposing a child to a CS and US immediately after birth is also not prenatal conditioning, so option A is incorrect.

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