If you are eating an apple and bite a large green worm in half, you may not be able to look at an apple for several months without feeling ill because you have developed a(n)

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The experience of biting into an apple and finding a worm has likely caused a strong negative reaction (feeling ill), which can result in a conditioned aversion to apples. This means that the person has associated the taste and smell of apples with the unpleasant experience of finding a worm, leading to a avoidance of apples in the future. Systematic desensitization and extinction are usually used to treat phobias or conditioned emotional responses, and spontaneous recovery refers to the reemergence of a previously extinguished response after a period of time.

If You Are Eating an Apple and Bite a Large