When you are about to get a shot with a hypodermic needle, your muscles tighten and there is a catch in your breathing because you have learned to expect that getting poked with a needle will be painful. This explanation of your behavior is consistent with
a. the informational view.
b. the interactionism theory.
c. the law of effect.
d. shaping.
A
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