In an Experiment, Laboratory Rats Were Classically Conditioned to Get

question 54

Multiple Choice

In an experiment, laboratory rats were classically conditioned to get sick after drinking sweetened water that was paired with a drug that compromises immune response.These rats continued to die after the experiment because of the conditioned response to the sweetened water alone.Which conclusion can be drawn from this research?

• A)Animals and humans can be classically conditioned to any neutral stimulus
• B)Any response the body is capable of making can be conditioned, including dying
• C)Classical conditioning is always automatic and cannot be avoided with strategies
• D)Classical conditioning works with voluntary responses as well

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