One day,while swimming in the ocean,Frank is stung by a large jellyfish.The next day,he sees a bowl of quivering clear gelatin and is startled.Frank's behaviour is best explained by _________ principles.
A)cognitive
B)ethological
C)psychoanalytic
D)classical conditioning

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Frank's behavior is being influenced by a past experience (being stung by a jellyfish) that has been associated with a similar sensory input (quivering clear gelatin). This is an example of classical conditioning, where a neutral stimulus (quivering clear gelatin) becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus (jellyfish sting) and elicits a conditioned response (startle).

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