Judy has cancer and is receiving chemotherapy at a local hospital. Her parents notice that she now rejects food that she willingly ate last week (before chemotherapy). Through the process of ________, the food is now acting as a ________.

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Judy's rejection of food she previously enjoyed is likely due to aversive conditioning, which occurs when a person associates a previously neutral stimulus (in this case, food) with an unpleasant or negative experience (such as feeling nauseous after chemotherapy). The food has become a conditioned stimulus that elicits a negative response, making it an aversive stimulus.

Judy Has Cancer and Is Receiving Chemotherapy at a Local