As a young child, the white coat of your pediatrician elicited a fear response in you. Eventually, your pediatrician's waiting room and her receptionist came to elicit fear. This occurred because of

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This is an example of higher-order conditioning, where a previously neutral stimulus (the waiting room and receptionist) elicits the same fear response as the original conditioned stimulus (the white coat of the pediatrician) due to its association with the conditioned stimulus.

As a Young Child, the White Coat of Your Pediatrician