Garcia Effect

Classical Conditioning: A learning process where two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Aversion Therapy: A form of psychological treatment where patients are exposed to stimuli while simultaneously being subjected to some form of discomfort with an aim to create an aversion to harmful stimuli.

Learned Helplessness: A mental state in which an organism forced to bear aversive stimuli becomes unable or unwilling to avoid subsequent encounters with those stimuli, even if they are escapable.