Jim was harassed by two bullies while walking home from school one day. Although the two bullies were equally abusive, he subsequently developed a strong fear of the larger bully and almost no fear of the smaller bully. This scenario is an example of
A) latent inhibition.
B) temporal conditioning.
C) overshadowing.
D) US revaluation.

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This scenario is an example of overshadowing, a phenomenon in classical conditioning where a more salient stimulus overshadows a less salient one, leading to a stronger association with the unconditioned stimulus (in this case, the fear response) for the more salient (larger) bully.

Jim Was Harassed by Two Bullies While Walking Home from School