Sam was regularly bullied in school by a senior named jeremy. as a result, whenever he meets a person named jeremy his palms start to sweat and his heart races, even though he is now an adult. sam's behavior is an example of

The correct answer classical conditioning.

Classical conditioning refers to a learning process in which repeated association between two stimuli create a new response or behavior. In Sam's case, when he was regularly bullied by Jeremy at school, he learned to associated the name 'Jeremy' with being bullied and humiliated. Even as an adult, Sam's response of sweaty palms and a racing heart when hearing the name 'Jeremy' occur due to classical conditioning.