Question

Yolanda dislikes going to the doctor for her illness because every time she does, she is prescribed medicines, which ruin her appetite and make her feel nauseated. she associates doctors with feelings of nausea. however, she is not afraid of visiting dentists. in this scenario, yolandas behavior best exemplifies _____ in classical conditioning.

Answer 1

In this scenario, Yolanda’s behavior best exemplifies Discrimination in classical conditioning.

Classical conditioning is a person’s response with the unconditioned situation. Classical conditioning was researched by Mr. Ivan Pavlov. Discrimination is the person’s ability to select a situation that is not favourable to them. Example of discrimination in classical conditioning is having fear with a doctor but with a dentist the person is not afraid of him.