Travis drinks several beers in the same bar every weekend without consequence. One Saturday he sees some friends in the bar as he walks by. He stops in to say "Hello," but does not have a beer. As he is about to leave, he begins to feel nauseated and has a bad headache, as if he had a hangover. Travis could be experiencing
A) conditioned taste aversion learning.
B) positive sign tracking.
C) negative sign tracking.
D) conditioned compensatory responding.

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Travis is experiencing conditioned compensatory responding, a phenomenon where the body prepares for the effects of a substance by initiating opposite physiological responses. Since Travis usually drinks beer in this bar, his body anticipated the depressant effects of alcohol and responded with stimulant effects (like headache and nausea when the expected alcohol was not consumed), which are symptoms opposite to those of intoxication.

Travis Drinks Several Beers in the Same Bar Every Weekend