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The correct answer is Option (4) → Nisha starts liking yoga after her school gives her a prize for practising it daily.

Option (1) Ritu begins to like History because her History teacher is kind, cheerful and patient. — Incorrect. This is <strong>learning by association</strong>. Ritu sees good qualities in the teacher, and these qualities get linked to the subject, so she comes to like History.

Option (2) Varun grows fond of a tea brand because his loving, caring grandmother always serves it. — Incorrect. This is also learning by association. The grandmother's warmth gets linked to the tea she serves, so Varun's liking for her turns into a liking for the brand.

Option (3) Sameer comes to like Mathematics because the teacher who teaches it is warm and fair. — Incorrect. This is learning by association. Sameer links the teacher's warm and fair nature to Mathematics, so his liking for the teacher shows up as a liking for the subject.

Option (4) Nisha starts liking yoga after her school gives her a prize for practising it daily. — Correct. This is the odd one. No liked person's qualities get linked to yoga here. Nisha is <strong>rewarded for the behaviour itself</strong>, so this is learning an attitude through reward. In association, an object takes on the good qualities of a liked person; in reward, praise or a prize for an act makes the attitude stronger.