A therapist has hypothesized that a child has learned to dislike certain foods because she was made to eat them in the presence of cigarette smoke that produced nausea in the child.If such learned aversions occurred,the smoke would have acted as:

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The smoke would have acted as an unconditioned stimulus because it naturally produced nausea, which is an unconditioned response. The presence of the smoke paired with the food led to the learned aversion.

A Therapist Has Hypothesized That a Child Has Learned to Dislike