Jessica loves to travel by air.She enjoys being in an airplane and experiencing the excitement of flying.However,Jessica's last three flights were highly turbulent and made her anxious and physically sick.Consequently,Jessica now fears flying.In this scenario,in the context of classical conditioning,Jessica's fear of flying is a(n)_____.

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Jessica's fear of flying was not innate, but rather a learned response to the turbulent flights. Therefore, it is a conditioned response that she has developed as a result of classical conditioning. The previous three turbulent flights serve as a conditioned stimulus that triggered her fear.

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