Peter met Hal on a very cold and windy day.Peter didn't like Hal very much because he associated Hal with the negative experience of being cold.In this example,Peter's attitude toward Hal was influenced by the process of
A) associative conditioning.
B) observational learning.
C) operant conditioning.
D) classical conditioning.

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Peter's negative association of Hal with being cold is an example of classical conditioning, where a previously neutral stimulus (Hal) becomes associated with a response (negative experience of being cold) due to repeated pairing with another stimulus (cold weather).

Peter Met Hal on a Very Cold and Windy Day