Zelda says that she likes dogs and that she is not afraid of them. But she gets visibly tense whenever a dog approaches, and refuses to visit any of her dog-owning friends at their homes. It appears that even though she says she likes dogs, Zelda has a negative ____ toward them.
A) deliberate attitude
B) automatic attitude
C) conditioned attitude
D) unconditioned attitude

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Zelda's behavior in response to dogs suggests that her attitude towards them is automatic rather than deliberate or based on past conditioning. This automatic attitude may be influenced by underlying emotions or associations, even if she consciously believes that she likes dogs.

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