Khanyi used to drool at the smell of peanut butter cookies as they baked, and he couldn't wait to sink his teeth into that first cookie. However, Khanyi's new roommate makes terrible peanut butter cookies, and the smell of them baking is no longer associated with a wonderful taste experience. Consequently, Khanyi finds that the smell of the cookies no longer makes him drool in anticipation. This illustrates the classical conditioning process known as

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The scenario described in the question is an example of classical conditioning, where the smell of baking peanut butter cookies used to be associated with a positive taste experience for Khanyi. However, due to his roommate's poor baking skills, the taste of the cookies no longer lives up to his expectations, leading to the extinction of the conditioned response (drooling at the smell of baking cookies). Choice C, extinction, refers to the process by which a conditioned response gradually disappears when the conditioned stimulus (smell of baking cookies) is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus (tasty peanut butter cookies).

Khanyi Used to Drool at the Smell of Peanut Butter