Last month Walter became sick after eating two chili dogs, and he now finds the very thought of chili dogs to be repulsive. Walter has experienced ________________.
A) discrimination
B) conditioned taste aversion
C) operant taste conditioning
D) negative reinforcement

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Walter has experienced conditioned taste aversion, which is a type of classical conditioning where a person or animal associates a particular food with feelings of sickness or nausea, leading to a decreased desire to consume that particular food in the future. It is different from operant taste conditioning, which involves rewards or punishments for eating or not eating a particular food, and negative reinforcement, which involves the removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated. Discrimination is not relevant in this context.

Last Month Walter Became Sick After Eating Two Chili Dogs