Which of the following newborns is showing evidence of operant conditioning?
A) Zane, who purses his lips when his mother purses her lips
B) Kane, who sucks hard on a special pacifier to hear his mother read his favourite book
C) Jane, who hears a song that makes her relax because it was previously paired with relaxation
D) Rayne, who doesn't react to the smell of garlic after his mother ate lots of it before he was born

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Kane is demonstrating operant conditioning by sucking harder on a pacifier to receive a reward (his mother reading his favorite book). This is an example of positive reinforcement. The other options do not involve conditioning through rewards or punishments. A is an example of imitation, C is an example of classical conditioning, and D is an example of habituation.

Which of the Following Newborns Is Showing Evidence of Operant