Judy was bitten by a small brown and white dog when she was a little girl,and now every time she sees a small dog approaching her,she is fearful.Watson would say that Judy's reaction is a result of _________ conditioning.

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Classical conditioning involves learning to associate a neutral stimulus with a naturally occurring stimulus, which results in a learned response to the neutral stimulus. In this case, seeing the small brown and white dog is the neutral stimulus, and the fear response is the learned response that was conditioned after the dog bit Judy.

Judy Was Bitten by a Small Brown and White Dog