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.
E)operant conditioning

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Gavin's experience is an example of classical conditioning, where he has developed an association between the sight of boats and feeling seasick, similar to how Pavlov's dogs learned to associate a bell with food, leading to a conditioned response (in Gavin's case, queasiness).

Gavin Recently Went Deep-Sea Fishing with Some Friends