Classical and operant conditioning refers to a process of learning that involves rewarding an animal for a particular action while at the same time providing a separate and distinct stimulus. Pavlov's working giving dog food, which resulted in salivation while at the same time ringing a bell was repeated. Then he found just ringing the bell would elicit salivation. This Operant conditioning is used to train dolphins.

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