Question

Millie feels sick every time she travels by air. She associates flying with physical illness and, as a result, hates air travel. She also finds it difficult to watch movies with airplanes or read books about airplanes because they make her feel unwell. In this scenario, Millie is demonstrating learning through: _________________ a) positive reinforcement. b) classical conditioning. c) observational learning. d) implicit learning.

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is B) Classical Conditioning

Explanation: Classical Conditioning is learning through association.

If someone when flying in an airplane has experienced certain negative stimuli repeatedly then he/she would associate flying with negative responses.

For instance: Flying in an airplane (Neutral stimulus)

Is paired with:  Unconditioned Stimulus (Eating spoiled food) which in turn elicits an unconditioned response (Puking, feeling ill).

Then, the neutral stimulus transforms into a Conditionated stimulus which elicits a conditionated response.

That's called Classical Conditioning.