Shannon is used to eating dinner every night about 7:00 pm, but now that she is away at college she eats earlier because the dining hall is open from 4-6pm every night for dinner. Shannon eats dinner without feeling hungry for several weeks. Then one day while walking to the dining hall, Shannon starts feeling very hungry. Those first several weeks of eating early are considered the _________________ phase of her conditioned response.
A)persistence
B)acquisition
C)shaping
D)extinction

Question

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The acquisition phase is when a conditioned response is being learned or acquired. In Shannon's case, her body learned to feel hungry earlier to adapt to her new eating schedule, indicating the acquisition of a new conditioned response to eating dinner earlier than she used to.

Shannon Is Used to Eating Dinner Every Night About 7:00