Question

Anya was taking some medicine that upset her stomach. Later that day, when she drank orange juice, she became violently ill. Since then, Anya feels sick to her stomach if she even thinks about orange juice. One day when Anya is out with friends, the waitress puts a glass of grapefruit juice near her. Anya immediately feels sick to her stomach. Anya's nausea in response to the grapefruit juice is most likely the result of _________.

Answer 1

Answer: Stimulus Generalization

Explanation: Stimulus generalization is a conditioned process where a organism responds to a particular situation or stimuli due to previous experiences of a similar situation or stimuli.

Stimulus generalization can help an organism learn new skills, it can as well lead to confusion if an organism can differentiate between two kinds of a similar situation or stimuli.