College students looked at slides of either beige pens or blue pens while either appealing or unappealing music played in the background. Based on this procedure, it is evident that the researchers are studying:
A) secondary reinforcers.
B) successive approximations.
C) classical conditioning.
D) operant conditioning.

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The experiment involves a pairing of a neutral stimulus (the pens) with a conditioned stimulus (the music) in order to create a new conditioned response (a preference for either beige or blue pens based on the type of music played). This is a clear example of classical conditioning.

College Students Looked at Slides of Either Beige Pens or Blue