As a child, Hondo was stung by a copper-colored wasp. Now, whenever he sees a larger yellow-black wasp, he becomes very fearful. Based on classical conditioning, explain Hondo’s reaction

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER:
?Originally, the copper-colored wasp was a neutral stimulus. When it stung Hondo, the wasp became a conditioned stimulus, which elicited the conditioned emotional response of fear. Apparently, the conditioned stimulus of the copper-colored wasp had generalized to the larger, yellow-black wasp.

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