Paul is coming down with the flu,but he eats spaghetti anyway and subsequently becomes violently ill.A month later he sees that spaghetti is being served in the dining hall and is overcome by nausea.What type of learning is illustrated by this episode?
A)operant conditioning
B)cognitive learning
C)latent learning
D)classical conditioning

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This episode illustrates classical conditioning. The association between the spaghetti and feeling ill has been learned through the pairing of the two events (spaghetti and becoming ill). Now, when Paul sees spaghetti, he experiences a conditioned response of nausea due to the learned association.

Paul Is Coming Down with the Flu,but He Eats Spaghetti