Last year,Dr.Moritano cleaned Natacha's skin with rubbing alcohol prior to administering each of a series of rabies vaccination shots.Which of the following processes accounts for the fact that Natacha currently becomes fearful every time she smells rubbing alcohol?

A) cognitive learning
B) classical conditioning
C) observational learning
D) operant conditioning

Cognitive Learning

A process involving mental operations that facilitate the acquisition and retention of knowledge, including thinking, understanding, and remembering.

Observational Learning

The process of learning behaviors by watching and imitating others, highlighted in Bandura's social learning theory.

Operant Conditioning

Operant Conditioning is a learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment, a concept introduced by B.F. Skinner.