Classical conditioning could not explain a child learning to ride a bike, because it is limited to behaviours that are:
ASocially approved
BRarely repeated
CNewly invented
DReflexively elicited
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Reflexively elicited
1. Existing reflexes are all it works on.
2. New behaviours need another account.
3. They are reflexively elicited.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 6, Learning._
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