Question

In one application of aversive conditioning, alcohol is paired with a drug that induces vomiting. Which of the following alternatives CORRECTLY applies classical conditioning terminology to this situation?

a. Alcohol becomes a CS associated with vomiting.
b. Alcohol is a US for vomiting.
c. The drug with which alcohol is paired is a US.
d. both A and C

Answer 1

Answer:

d. Both A and C

Explanation:

Classical Conditioning is a learning strategy in which a person associates a stimulus that was previously neutral and results in a learned response. This stimulus may be natural or unconditional because it automatically starts a response; or it may be conditional, that is, a previously neutral stimulus that now becomes associated with the unconditioned stimulus now starts a conditioned response.

In this scenario, the alcohol plus the drug (stimuli) induce vomiting (response). Therefore, the conditioned stimulus is alcohol, a previously neutral  stimulus that becomes associated with the drug, an unconditioned stimulus which, in conjunction, trigger a response: vomiting.