Alejandra, a resident of lower Manhattan, suffers from PTSD after witnessing the attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. A certain acrid burning smell can trigger intense feelings of jitteriness and distress for her. This is an example of ____.

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Alejandra, a resident of lower Manhattan, suffers from PTSD after witnessing the attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. A certain acrid burning smell can trigger intense feelings of jitteriness and distress for her. This is an example of ____. ​

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This is an example of classical conditioning, where a previously neutral stimulus (the acrid burning smell) becomes associated with a traumatic event (the attack on the twin towers) and triggers a conditioned response (feelings of jitteriness and distress).

Alejandra, a Resident of Lower Manhattan, Suffers from PTSD After