Bob eats a new dish at his favorite restaurant and throws up an hour later. According to the process of classical conditioning, he will most likely ________.

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Bob's vomiting after eating the new dish is an unpleasant experience. According to classical conditioning, the disgust response (unconditioned response) is naturally elicited by the taste of the food (unconditioned stimulus). If he associates the unpleasant experience with the particular dish (conditioned stimulus), he will develop an aversion to it and avoid eating it again in the future. Therefore, he will most likely never eat that dish again (option D). Options A and C are not likely outcomes of classical conditioning in this scenario. Option B is possible, but less likely because the initial association between the dish and the vomiting was negative.

Bob Eats a New Dish at His Favorite Restaurant and Throws