You just bought your dog a new leash with a bell on it; now, every time you take your dog for a walk, it is preceded by the sound of the jingling bell. Your dog gets very excited about going for walks, and after a day or two, jumps around and increases its activity whenever it hears the sound of the bell. You tell your friend how smart your dog is to learn the association, but your cynical friend says it might just be pseudoconditioning. Your friend means:
A) Your dog has learned a genuine association between the bell and going for a walk.
B) Your dog's excitement is purely coincidental and not related to the bell.
C) Your dog's response is an example of classical conditioning.
D) Your dog's behavior is too complex to be explained by conditioning
