Paul is coming down with the flu, but he eats spaghetti anyway and subsequently becomes violently ill. A month later he sees that spaghetti is being served in the dining hall and he is overcome by nausea
What type of learning is illustrated by this episode?
a) operant conditioning
b) cognitive learning
c) latent learning
d) classical conditioning
ANS: D, Classical conditioning has been used to explain how an unpleasant reaction to a given food or flavor can lead to a conditioned taste aversion.
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