A balloon popped and made Bobby cry. It happened again when he was at a friend's birthday party. Now when Bobby sees a balloon, he starts to cry. According to the behaviorist perspective, Bobby cries in response to the balloon because of _____.
A) operant conditioning
B) observational learning
C) classical conditioning
D) modeling

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According to the behaviorist perspective, Bobby cries in response to the balloon because of classical conditioning. The popping of the balloon (unconditioned stimulus) caused an automatic emotional response of crying (unconditioned response) in Bobby. After repeated pairings of the sound of the balloon popping with crying, the sound of the balloon popping (conditioned stimulus) now elicits the emotional response of crying (conditioned response) in Bobby.

A Balloon Popped and Made Bobby Cry