An Important Example of Conditioned Taste Aversions Might Be ________

question 127

Multiple Choice

An important example of conditioned taste aversions might be ________.

• A) chemotherapy patients losing their appetites for food served around the same time they had their treatments.
• B) a child tastes soup but burns his tongue, so he decides that he does not want to eat the soup until it cools down.
• C) an adult does not like to eat beets because his mother used to talk about how disgusting they are
• D) Marie will not eat chicken, beef, or fish because she is a vegetarian

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Definitions:

Interdependence

A relationship between two or more entities where each affects and relies on the other, often used in reference to ecological or economic systems.

Social Identity

A social psychological process in which individuals join with others to construct a group identity to insulate themselves from stressors.

Realistic Conflict Theory

The view that as competition increases among social groups for scarce resources, so do prejudice, discrimination, and hatred.

Prejudice

Hostile or negative attitudes toward people in a distinguishable group, based solely on their membership in that group, often rooted in stereotypes and unfounded beliefs.