Nic is terrified of going to the dentist office because of the discomfort and pain he has experienced before.The last time Nic had a tooth pulled,he locked his eyes onto his dentist's white coat.Now when Nic sees someone in a white coat,he becomes afraid because the white coat predicts the?experience of pain.This example best demonstrates ____.
A) latent learning
B) reconditioning
C) higher-order conditioning
D) spontaneous recovery

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This is an example of higher-order conditioning where the white coat (neutral stimulus) becomes associated with the pain (unconditioned stimulus) and elicits a fear response (conditioned response) in Nic.

Nic Is Terrified of Going to the Dentist Office Because