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Question 4 • LHS-Psychology (1 cr.)

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.One day in second grade, Chris drank chocolate milk before recess. She then played hard during recess and got sick from the heat. That was years ago, but Chris never drank chocolate milk again because even thinking about chocolate milk makes her feel sick. Chris is most likely experiencing __________.

Answer
A
food aversion
B
superstition
C
phobia
D
learned helplessness

Explanation

Chris became sick after drinking chocolate milk and playing in the heat, so she now associates chocolate milk with feeling sick. Avoiding a food because it has become linked to an unpleasant reaction is a food aversion. This is not a phobia, which is an intense fear, or learned helplessness.

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