Jamie goes to a new restaurant that serves exotic foods and is stung by a bee while eating. Half an hour later Jamie feels sick. As the result of these unfortunate events Jamie will most likely
A) become sick at the thought of bees and the exotic food.
B) become afraid of bees and the exotic food.
C) become afraid of bees and sick at the thought of exotic food
D) become sick at the thought of bees and afraid of the exotic food

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This is due to classical conditioning, where Jamie associates the sickness with the exotic food and the bee sting with fear. The sickness felt half an hour later is more directly linked to the ingestion of food, leading to a conditioned response of feeling sick at the thought of exotic food. The immediate pain from the bee sting can lead to a fear response associated with bees.

Jamie Goes to a New Restaurant That Serves Exotic Foods