When Anna was a child, a dog named Max used to bark at her whenever she walked past him, and even bit her once. As an adult, whenever she meets a pet named Max, her palms start to sweat and her heart races. Anna's behavior an example of ________.

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Anna's reaction is an example of association, where her current physiological responses to any pet named Max are linked to her past experiences with the dog that used to bark at her and bit her once. This is a classic example of classical conditioning, where an association between two stimuli is learned.

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