Ken has been conditioned to be afraid of snow.For a number of weeks during November and December snow is repeatedly presented with Santa Claus; now Ken is also fearful of Santa Claus.This example illustrates the classical conditioning process of
A) stimulus generalization.
B) stimulus discrimination.
C) higher order conditioning.
D) spontaneous recovery.

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This example illustrates the process of higher order conditioning, where a neutral stimulus (snow) becomes associated with a conditioned stimulus (Santa Claus) through repeated pairing, and eventually elicits a conditioned response (fear) on its own.

Ken Has Been Conditioned to Be Afraid of Snow