Matthew used to like strawberries and tried some frozen strawberry daiquiris one night. After the sixth daiquiri, Matthew became
extremely ill. Now Matthew finds that even the smell of strawberries can make him feel nauseous. In this example of classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus is:______
In this example of classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus would be the strawberry daiquiris that Matthew consumed. Classical conditioning is a learning process in which a potent stimulus is paired with a neutral stimulus giving way to a particular reaction or response. In this case, the reaction is that Matthew now gets nauseous when he smells strawberries.
