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Claude had an unpleasant experience during his last visit to dallas, texas. he was approached by two men with strong texas accents who wielded a sharp knife, roughed him up, cracked a rib, and stole all his money. ever since claude was mugged, he has taken an instant dislike to anyone who speaks with a texas twang. claude's negative attitude toward texas accents is most probably a result of.

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Classical conditioning. When Claude came into contact with a particular scenario (Texas accent) he experienced a negative outcome (being robbed) so now he associates the negative outcome with the scenario where he encountered it.

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