Justin became fearful of doctors and nurses because doctors and nurses were paired with painful shots.Justin's doctor has his office in a round brick building.Now any round brick building will elicit fear and crying from Justin.Becoming fearful of round brick buildings because a round brick building was associated with doctors and nurses is an example of
A) shaping.
B) extinction.
C) vicarious conditioning.
D) higher-order conditioning.

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This is an example of higher-order conditioning because Justin's fear of doctors and nurses has been generalized to a new stimulus, the round brick building, through association.

Justin Became Fearful of Doctors and Nurses Because Doctors and Nurses