Alexis, a 6-year old, really wants to eat a cookie out of the cookie jar. However, she remembers how mad her mother got at her when she ate a cookie right before dinner last week and she starts to feel anxiety. In the end, Alexis decides not to eat the cookie because she knows it is wrong. This is an example of
a. anxiety conditioning.
b. operant conditioning.
c. reward conditioning.
d. avoidance conditioning.
d
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