Last month, Walter became sick after eating two chili dogs, so he no longer likes chili dogs. Walter has experienced ________.
A) blocking
B) conditioned taste-aversion
C) operant taste conditioning
D) noncontingent conditioning

Question

Last month, Walter became sick after eating two chili dogs, so he no longer likes chili dogs. Walter has experienced ________.
A) blocking
B) conditioned taste-aversion 
C) operant taste conditioning 
D) noncontingent conditioning

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Walter has experienced conditioned taste-aversion, where he associates the taste of chili dogs with his illness and develops an aversion towards them to avoid the negative consequence in the future. Blocking (A) involves the inability to learn new associations due to prior learning, operant taste conditioning (C) involves reinforcing behaviors related to tasting a particular food, and noncontingent conditioning (D) involves presenting a stimulus randomly and not contingent on any behavior.

Last Month, Walter Became Sick After Eating Two Chili Dogs