Gavin recently went deep-sea fishing with some friends.Unfortunately,he was extremely seasick the entire time he was on the boat,and now when he sees boats he feels queasy.This is an example of
A) habituation.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) discrimination.
D) classical conditioning.

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Gavin's association of feeling sick with being on a boat is an example of classical conditioning. The feeling of sickness (unconditioned response) became associated with being on a boat (conditioned stimulus) through repeated pairings, resulting in the development of a conditioned response (feeling queasy).

Gavin Recently Went Deep-Sea Fishing with Some Friends