Matt's school ends at three in the afternoon.So,whenever it becomes three in the afternoon he feels happy even if he is not in school.In this scenario,Matt has learned to associate a fixed timing with happiness through
A)classical conditioning.
B)observational learning.
C)preparedness.
D)imitation.

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Matt has associated the fixed timing of three in the afternoon with happiness, which is a classic example of classical conditioning. This occurs when an unconditioned stimulus (the end of school) elicits an unconditioned response (happiness), and over time, a neutral stimulus (the time of day) becomes associated with the unconditioned stimulus, and therefore, elicits the same response. In this case, the time of day has become the conditioned stimulus that elicits the conditioned response of happiness.

Matt's School Ends at Three in the Afternoon