Sallie noticed that when her alarm clock goes off in the morning,her dog Ruffles is standing by her bed salivating.Every morning when Sallie wakes to the alarm,she immediately rolls out of bed and feeds Ruffles,who very much enjoys his canned dog food.It is likely that _________.
A)Sallie has conditioned Ruffles to enjoy canned dog food
B)Sallie has conditioned Ruffles to sleep next to her bed
C)Sallie has conditioned Ruffles to salivate over canned dog food
D)Sallie has conditioned Ruffles to salivate to the sound of her alarm clock

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The fact that Ruffles is salivating in response to the sound of Sallie's alarm clock indicates that she has conditioned him to associate that particular sound with the arrival of food. This is an example of classical conditioning, where a neutral stimulus (the sound of the alarm clock) is repeatedly paired with a naturally occurring stimulus (food) to elicit a response that was not previously associated with the neutral stimulus (salivation).

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