When Jill's mother was gravely ill,each time the phone rang she expected it to be bad news.Eventually,she got the phone call that she had died.Afterward,Jill became very anxious whenever the phone would ring.Her anxiety was likely the result of:
A) social learning theory
B) operant conditioning
C) classical conditioning
D) extinction

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Jill's anxiety is likely the result of classical conditioning, specifically a conditioned emotional response. The phone ring became associated with the negative news of her mother's death, leading to a fear response. This is a classic example of Pavlovian conditioning.

When Jill's Mother Was Gravely Ill,each Time the Phone Rang