We can learn to associate the smell and sight of food with its taste and, thus, these stimuli can serve to trigger a hunger response. This is best explained through the constructs of ______________ theory.
A)operant conditioning
B)modeling
C)avoidance conditioning
D)classical conditioning

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This is an example of classical conditioning, where a neutral stimulus (the smell and sight of food) becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus (the taste of food) to elicit a conditioned response (hunger). Classical conditioning was first described by Ivan Pavlov through his experiments with dogs.

We Can Learn to Associate the Smell and Sight of Food