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#1. A child consistently blinks when a bright light flashes. Over time, a therapist pairs a distinct audible click with the bright light. After several pairings, the child begins to blink solely upon hearing the click, even without the light. The provided text describes sneezing as a reflex and explicitly identifies it with a specific type of conditioning. Based on this information and the presented scenario, which of the following accurately describes the conditioning involved when the child blinks to the click, and what is its defining characteristic according to the text?

Operant conditioning, characterized by an SRS contingency and responses driven by consequences.

Respondent conditioning, characterized by an SR contingency and responses driven by antecedent stimuli and reflexes.

Operant conditioning, where the click serves as a discriminative stimulus for a voluntary blinking response.

Respondent conditioning, but it falls outside the scope of applied behavior analysis as it is not commonly used in practice.

The text explicitly states that sneezing is a reflex and identifies it as part of respondent conditioning It clarifies that respondent conditioning involves an SR contingency and is antecedent stimuli driven often involving reflexes and the pairing of stimuli to create conditioned stimuli In the scenario blinking is an involuntary reflex unconditioned response initially elicited by a bright light unconditioned stimulus Through repeated pairing the click neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus eliciting blinking conditioned response This process directly aligns with the definition and examples of respondent conditioning provided in the text In contrast operant conditioning is described as SRS based on consequences and involves response rather than reflex While the text notes that respondent conditioning may not be used too often in practice it unequivocally states it is part of our science thereby making option D incorrect regarding its scope within behavior analysis

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