Charity used to really enjoy potato salad,and at a family reunion she ate a large helping.Unfortunately,the potato salad had not been kept cold,and Charity became quite ill after eating it.Now she finds that even the sight of potatoes in the grocery store can make her feel sick to her stomach.In this example,the sick feeling Charity experiences when she sees potatoes in the grocery store is
A) an unconditioned response.
B) a conditioned response.
C) an unconditioned stimulus.
D) a conditioned stimulus.

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The sick feeling that Charity experiences when she sees potatoes in the grocery store is the result of a learned association between potato salad and feeling ill. This is a classic example of classical conditioning, where an originally neutral stimulus (potatoes in the grocery store) becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus (the potato salad that made Charity sick) to elicit a conditioned response (feeling sick to her stomach). Therefore, B) a conditioned response is the best answer.

Charity Used to Really Enjoy Potato Salad,and at a Family