As a Child, You Associated Pain with a Dentist's Office

Multiple Choice

As a child, you associated pain with a dentist's office. In later visits, your heart began to pound and your palms began to sweat before the dentist began any procedure. You are exhibiting a

A) rational fear based upon realistic dangers.
B) conditioned emotional response.
C) fear that was shaped by operant conditioning in childhood.
D) conscious attempt to act frightened in order to gain attention.