Every day after class,Jerome smells delicious pizza from Steel's Pizza House on his walk home and his mouth starts to water.One day,Jerome is riding the bus home from class and sees the Steel's Pizza House sign,and even this makes his mouth start to water.Jerome has most likely experienced all of the following EXCEPT
A) strengthening of synaptic connections.
B) habituation.
C) long-term potentiation.
D) learning.

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Jerome's response to the Steel's Pizza House sign is an example of classical conditioning, where he has learned to associate the sign with the smell and taste of pizza, leading to his mouth watering. This involves strengthening of synaptic connections (A), long-term potentiation (C), and learning (D). Habituation (B), which is a decrease in response to a repeated stimulus, does not apply here as Jerome's response is not diminishing but rather being triggered by a new, related stimulus (the sign).

Every Day After Class,Jerome Smells Delicious Pizza from Steel's Pizza