Question

Gavin recently went deep-sea fishing with some friends. Unfortunately, Gavin was extremely seasick the entire time he was on the boat, and now when he sees boats, he feels queasy. In this situation, the conditioned stimulus is the:

A) Feeling queasy

B) Deep-sea fishing

C) Seeing boats

D) Going with friends

Answer 1

In this situation, the conditioned stimulus is the seeing boats.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this situation, the conditioned stimulus is the seeing boats. Gavin associates the sight of boats with feeling queasy because he became seasick while deep-sea fishing. The feeling queasy is the unconditioned response, as it is an involuntary physical reaction to being seasick initially. Deep-sea fishing and going with friends are not the conditioned stimulus in this scenario.