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When she was 6 years old, Anita went to a camp where she had a wonderful time. Two years later, her parents drove past the camp on their way to a family vacation. Anita experienced a positive feeling sweep over her. Her positive feelings can be explained through the process of_______________.

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classical conditioning

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Classical conditioning: In psychology, the term classical conditioning was proposed by one of the most influential psychologist named Ivan Pavlov while experimenting on dogs, and is also referred to as respondent or Pavlovian conditioning. Classical conditioning is a type of learning process and involves to acquire a new behavior through association with several stimuli.

Classical conditioning involves a conditioned stimulus that starts to associate with an unconnected unconditioned stimulus to give rise to a behavioral response named as a conditioned response which a formerly neutral stimulus that became a learned response.

In the question above, Anita's positive feelings can be explained through the process of classical conditioning.

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