Nic is terrified of going to the dentist office because of the discomfort and pain he has experienced before. The last time Nic had a tooth pulled, he locked his eyes onto his dentist's white coat. Now when Nic sees someone in a white coat, he becomes afraid because the white coat predicts the
experience of pain. This example best demonstrates ____.?
a. ?latent learning
b. ?reconditioning
c. ?higher-order conditioning
d. ?spontaneous recovery
ANSWER:
c
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