Classical conditioning predicts that hearing music from a familiar horror movie might cause a person to feel anxious.

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Classical conditioning suggests that the association between a conditioned stimulus (in this case, music from a horror movie) and an unconditioned response (anxiety/fear) can lead to a conditioned response (anxiety/fear) being triggered by the conditioned stimulus alone. Therefore, hearing music from a familiar horror movie can cause a person to feel anxious due to classical conditioning.

Classical Conditioning Predicts That Hearing Music from a Familiar Horror