In a shuttle box,a dog hears a buzzer and then receives an electric shock through the floor of the box.The dog will learn to fear the buzzer because the buzzer is associated with shock.Thus,this fear of the buzzer developed through
A) classical conditioning.
B) operant conditioning.
C) negative reinforcement.
D) response cost.

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The scenario describes classical conditioning, where a previously neutral stimulus (the buzzer) is paired with an unconditioned stimulus (the electric shock) to eventually elicit a conditioned response (fear of the buzzer).

In a Shuttle Box,a Dog Hears a Buzzer and Then