Miguel Recaptures the Freedom of His Youth When He Test-Drives

question 152

Multiple Choice

Miguel recaptures the freedom of his youth when he test-drives the new Volkswagen "Bug." He feels twenty-five years younger, and remembers cruising the beaches of California in his old 1970 Bug when he was in college.He decides to purchase that new VW model.Miguel's positive attitude toward the car is primarily driven by

• A) a cognitive component.
• B) an affective component.
• C) operant conditioning.
• D) classical conditioning.

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