A woman with lupus was given a shot of a strong drug.At the same time,she was exposed to the scent of rose perfume and the taste of cod liver oil.After a few pairings of these three (drug,oil,scent)her body had a physiological response to the rose scent even without the full dose of the strong drug.This is an example of:

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This scenario describes classical conditioning, in which an initially neutral stimulus (the scent of rose perfume) becomes associated with a biologically relevant stimulus (the strong drug) and eventually elicits a physiological response on its own. "Conditioned immunity" describes this process specifically in the context of immune functioning. "Operant conditioning" involves learning through consequences (i.e. rewards or punishments) for one's behavior. "Psychoneuroimmunological reactivity" refers to the interconnectedness of psychological, neurological, and immune processes, but does not describe a specific phenomenon like the one outlined in the scenario. "Compensatory responding" refers to the physiological adjustments that occur in response to a repeated drug administration, rather than learning through classical conditioning.

A Woman with Lupus Was Given a Shot of a Strong