You are repeatedly exposed to a flash a red light, immediately followed by a picture of a tarantula (which you fear). Over time, the flash of red light alone, even without the picture of the tarantula, increases your heart rate and releases stress hormones. This process is called:

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Fear conditioning is a type of associative learning where a neutral stimulus (red light) becomes associated with a fearful response due to its pairing with an aversive stimulus (picture of a tarantula).

You Are Repeatedly Exposed to a Flash a Red Light