Last night,Gavan had a wonderful dinner of many courses.In the morning,he is so full that he cannot imagine eating.At his early morning meeting,pastries are available.Although the pastries look and smell delicious,Gavan is too full to try one.Yet a few minutes later,he feels quite hungry.The best explanation for Gavan's hunger would come from:
A) a failure of satiety cues.
B) poor self-regulation.
C) classical conditioning.
D) observational learning.

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Classical conditioning can explain Gavan's hunger because the sight and smell of the pastries, which are conditioned stimuli, can trigger a conditioned response of hunger, even if he was initially full.

Last Night,Gavan Had a Wonderful Dinner of Many Courses