Sam refuses to talk to Bobbi ever since he saw her holding hands with the person who used to harass him in the sixth grade. This situation seems most analogous to the process of
A) US reevaluation.
B) dishabituation.
C) higher-order conditioning.
D) temporal conditioning.

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Higher-order conditioning occurs when a conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus, creating a second conditioned stimulus. In this case, Bobbi (new neutral stimulus) is associated with the person who harassed Sam (original conditioned stimulus), leading to Sam's negative reaction towards Bobbi, similar to higher-order conditioning.

Sam Refuses to Talk to Bobbi Ever Since He Saw