Every time Zubin cuts his knees,his mother sprays hydrogen peroxide on it to clean it.Which process accounts for the fact that Zubin does not like the smell of hydrogen peroxide because it reminds him of the pain?

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Classical conditioning is a process by which an organism learns to associate two stimuli, so that one stimulus comes to elicit a conditioned response that is similar to the unconditioned response elicited by the other stimulus. In this case, Zubin has learned to associate the smell of hydrogen peroxide with the pain he experiences when his mother sprays it on his cut knees. This is why he now experiences a negative emotional response (dislike) to the smell of hydrogen peroxide.

Every Time Zubin Cuts His Knees,his Mother Sprays Hydrogen Peroxide