Pauline Became Ill After Eating Eggs Contaminated with Salmonella

question 48

Multiple Choice

Pauline became ill after eating eggs contaminated with salmonella. She subsequently becomes nauseous whenever she sees eggs. This is an example of

• A)conditioned taste aversion.
• B)stimulus discrimination.
• C)spontaneous recovery.
• D)a phobia.
• E)conditioned emotional reaction.

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Definitions:

Implicit Motivation

Subconscious desires and aspirations that influence behavior without one being consciously aware of them.

Explicit Motivation

The conscious and deliberate drive to achieve goals or meet needs.

Habituation

The diminishing of a physiological or emotional response to a frequently repeated stimulus, leading to decreased attention or reaction over time.

Shaping

A method of training by which successive approximations towards a desired behavior are reinforced.