Shortly After Martin and His Wife Ate Filet Mignon with Béarnaise

question 361

Multiple Choice

Shortly after Martin and his wife ate filet mignon with Béarnaise sauce, Martin fell ill with the flu. Classical conditioning occurred and Béarnaise sauce became a conditioned stimuli for nausea. The waiter, however, did not become a conditioned stimulus. According to the Garcia effect:

• A) humans are primed to associate sickness with taste more readily than with sights.
• B) once Martin observes another diner enjoying Béarnaise sauce then he will enjoy it too.
• C) extinction occurs rapidly for food dislikes and soon Martin will enjoy Béarnaise sauce again.
• D) the kindness of the waiter was sufficient to override classical conditioning.

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Definitions:

Presynaptic Neuron

The neuron that sends a signal across the synaptic gap to another neuron during neurotransmission.

Reuptake

The process by which neurotransmitters are taken back into the neuron after being released into the synapse, effectively stopping their action on adjacent neurons.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances that carry signals from one neuron to another.

Central Nervous System

The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, responsible for processing and sending out nervous signals.