Across the street from Bridget's office is a church that rings its steeple bells at noon each day.The bells help Bridget remember to look up from her work and take a lunch break.After years of working next to the church,even when she is buried deep in thought,the church bells make her feel hungry.What Bridget is experiencing is _________.
A)classical conditioning
B)operant conditioning
C)social learning
D)positive reinforcement

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Bridget is exhibiting classical conditioning, in which she has developed an association between the sound of the church bells ringing and feeling hungry. This is because the bells (neutral stimulus) have been consistently paired with her lunch break (unconditioned stimulus) over time, resulting in her feeling hungry (conditioned response) when she hears the bells.

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