Question

The sea slug, Aplysia, withdraws its gills if it is squirted with water. If the squirts continue, as they do in nature, the withdrawal response will diminish. But if the sea slug receives an electric shock after being squirted, the withdrawal of the gills grows stronger. In applying classical conditioning to the example of the sea slug, the withdrawal of the gills to the water is the _______.

Answer 1

Answer:

associative learning

Explanation:

Classical conditioning is a kind of learning that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus . In the learning process of associative learning, a reaction is associated with a specific stimulus. Therefore, the sea slug reacts withdrawing its gills automatically when responding to the stimulus of water, and the withdrawing decreases as it continues.