Asked by Jaela Evans on May 17, 2024
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On Tuesday morning, Patience prepared her typical breakfast of cornflakes with milk and a cup of coffee. However, instead of having guava with her breakfast, she tried eating grapefruit for the first time. Later she became extremely ill. If her illness causes her to develop a conditioned response to one of her breakfast items, the conditioned response will MOST likely be to
A) grapefruit, because it was a novel stimulus.
B) milk, because the milk may have been sour.
C) guava, because that was the one thing missing from her typical breakfast.
D) coffee, because coffee is a stimulant.
Grapefruit
A subtropical citrus fruit known for its sour to semi-sweet flavor, also interacting with many medications.
Conditioned Response
A learned reaction to a specific stimulus as a result of conditioning.
Sour Milk
Milk that has undergone bacterial fermentation, resulting in a tangy taste due to lactic acid.
- Utilize classical conditioning concepts within real-world contexts.
- Determine the elements that affect the robustness and persistence of conditioned responses.
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shuntonya bullardMay 23, 2024
Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
Patience got sick after trying grapefruit for the first time, indicating that the grapefruit was likely the cause of her illness. This would lead to a conditioned response to grapefruit as a potentially harmful stimulus.
Learning Objectives
- Utilize classical conditioning concepts within real-world contexts.
- Determine the elements that affect the robustness and persistence of conditioned responses.