Sol became very ill after eating bran muffins.The next time he sees bran muffins, he experiences nausea by just looking at them.Sol's taste aversion is an example of
A) an instinct.
B) an incentive.
C) classical conditioning.
D) operant conditioning.

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Sol's taste aversion is a result of classical conditioning, where the previously neutral stimulus (bran muffins) becomes associated with an unpleasant reaction (illness) and therefore elicits a conditioned response (nausea). Options A and B (instinct and incentive) do not accurately reflect this process, while option D (operant conditioning) typically involves voluntary behavior modification based on consequences rather than automatic responses to a specific stimulus.

Sol Became Very Ill After Eating Bran Muffins