Leah's boyfriend always wears a particular brand of cologne during their dates and sexual encounters. Now, whenever she meets a man wearing the same cologne, she feels sexually aroused. This process of learning is an example of

A. the Electra complex.
B. the Oedipus complex.
C. classical conditioning.
D. operant conditioning.


Answer: C

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a. abstinence-only programs b. comprehensive sex education c. laws against premarital sex d. parental disapproval of premarital sex

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During the emission phase of orgasm, seminal fluids move into the upper urethra, giving men a feeling of ejaculatory ____

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Between 1990 and 2004, the birth rate for women aged 45-49 rose by ____

a. 50% c. 150% b. 100% d. 200%

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For the man featured in Richard von Krafft-Ebing's case history of a shoe fetishist, which of the following phrases most accurately describes the strength of his attraction for shoes before treatment?

A. an occasional need B. a necessity for arousal C. an interference in onanism D. a mild preference

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