Asked by Samuella Agyemang on Jun 04, 2024

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Vicki once loved the taste of carrots.But after eating some carrots that had been contaminated by nausea-producing toxins,she developed a taste aversion to carrots.This best illustrates the impact of

A) latent learning.
B) classical conditioning.
C) negative reinforcement.
D) observational learning.

Taste Aversion

A learned avoidance of a particular food or drink because it was followed by a negative reaction, such as nausea or vomiting.

Nausea-Producing Toxins

Substances that induce the sensation of nausea, potentially as a defense mechanism or due to pathological conditions.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which a biologically potent stimulus is paired with a previously neutral stimulus, leading to a behavior response to the neutral stimulus.

  • Explore the influence of classical conditioning in associative learning and its association with operant conditioning.
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Sackie KingKushJun 08, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
This scenario best illustrates classical conditioning, specifically the formation of a taste aversion as a result of pairing the taste of carrots (conditioned stimulus) with the negative experience of nausea (unconditioned response).