Foster Padgette: Classical conditioning is learning through association. "In the case of eating disorders, the prevalence of an "ideal" body shape in the media leads to a fear of gaining weight, which becomes, through classical conditioning, a fear of food." - Conditioned Stimulus: Weight- Unconditioned Stimulus: (fear of) Food/ fear of becoming fat...- Conditioned Response: To become underweight*This association isn`t learned straight away, over time...the person learns the fear of food, hence leading to anorexia. :)...Show more
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