An organism enhances its odds of survival when it is able to learn that a neutral stimulus can signal an important upcoming event, as in:
A) operant conditioning.
B) classical conditioning.
C) observational learning.
D) learned helplessness.

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Classical conditioning is the process of learning by which a previously neutral stimulus comes to evoke a specific response through repeated association with a stimulus that naturally evokes a response. This is often seen in animals when they learn to associate a neutral stimulus, such as a sound or smell, with important events such as food or danger. By learning to recognize these cues, they increase their chances of survival.

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