In each example, a new behavior emerged due to classical conditioning. How did it happen? In your answer, identify the four key concepts (the unconditioned stimulus, the unconditioned response, the conditioned stimulus, and the conditioned response).

Questions:

You eat a new food and then get sick because of the flu. However, you develop a dislike for the food and feel nauseated whenever you eat it.

You throw a wild party at which you consume too much alcohol (vodka and orange juice). You become very sick and spend a few hours, vomiting. The next morning while cleaning up the mess, you get a whiff of the vodka and orange juice that was still sitting out in the kitchen. You immediately become nauseated and run to the bathroom to vomit some more.

Martin has a panic attack during a plane ride. Now the mere thought of an airplane makes him very nervous. Twenty years pass and Martin is still afraid of airplanes even though he never took another flight.

An individual receives frequent injections of drugs, which are administered in a small examination room at a clinic. The drug itself causes increased heart rate but after several trips to the clinic, simply being in a small room causes an increased heart rate.