Question

Anya was taking some medicine that upset her stomach. Later that day, when she drank orange juice, she became violently ill. Since then, Anya feels sick to her stomach if she even thinks about orange juice. One day when Anya is out with friends, the waitress puts a glass of grapefruit juice near her. Anya immediately feels sick to her stomach. Anya's nausea in response to the grapefruit juice is most likely the result of:________.
A- Stimulus Generalization
B- Extinction
C- Spontaneous Recovery
D- Stimulus Discrimination

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is A. Stimulus generalization.

Explanation:

Stimulus generalization occurs when the conditioned response the a specific stimulis is also presented with other similar stimulus. In the passage, the stimulus was orange juice, but it generalised to grape juice.

In a famous experiment by behaviourist John B. Watson, a child who was conditioned to fear a white rat also showed fear when in front of similar objects, such as a fur coat or a rabbit.