Katie loves strong coffee and cheerfully admits that she depends on caffeine to help her wake up every day. One morning her husband served her two cups of decaffeinated coffee without telling her. Nevertheless, she still felt more alert after drinking the decaffeinated coffee. Katie's alertness after drinking decaffeinated coffee is a(n):

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Katie's dependence on caffeine suggests that she has developed a classical conditioning response to the taste and smell of coffee, which are associated with the stimulant effect of caffeine. Even though the coffee was decaffeinated, her brain still associated the taste and smell of coffee with the expected stimulatory effect, leading to a conditioned response that increased her alertness.

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