Question

Raju got sick after eating a peach .Now he feels sick when he looks at peaches ,plums .This illustrates

1. Spontaneous recovery
2. modelling
3. Spontaneous generaliisation
4. spontaneous conditioning

• A. All
• B. i only
• C. None of these
• D. iii only

Answer 1

Answer:

D. iii only

• Raju's reaction illustrates classical conditioning, specifically the development of a conditioned taste aversion and stimulus generalization. Here's how it works:

• Conditioned Taste Aversion: After eating a peach and getting sick, Raju associates peaches with the unpleasant experience of illness. This is a learned aversion to the food that caused the negative reaction.

• Stimulus Generalization: His aversion extends to plums, which are similar to peaches in appearance or taste. This generalization occurs because his brain connects the two as related stimuli, even though plums did not directly cause the illness.