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Every morning when Edwina goes to work, her dog lies on the floor and sulks. Over several weeks, Edwina notices that the dog becomes distressed whenever she picks up her car keys. Which phenomenon of learning best describes the dog's behavior?

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The dog is sick

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The phenomenom of learning that describes the best Edwina's dog behavior is Classical conditioning.

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To understand this process we need to remember the basics of classical conditioning. All right, classical conditioning is the learning response a certain subject manifests after he has associated one stimulus before another stimulus. In this case, we have the first stimuli, Edwina, leaving the house. However, after many experiences the dog learned that before she leaves she takes her car keys. The sound of the car keys is the second stimuli. Thus, he has learned that there is an association between both and he presents his behavior when the keys sound. This is a classic conditioning case because the key was a neutral stimulus.

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