The sea slug Aplysia will withdraw its gills if it is squirted with water. If the squirts continue, as they do in nature, the withdrawal response will diminish. But if the sea slug receives an electric shock after being squirted, the withdrawal of the gills will grow stronger. This is an example of

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Mitchell Mcdonald

22 January, 06:05

The sea slug Aplysia will withdraw its gills if it is squirted with water. If the squirts continue, as they do in nature, the withdrawal response will diminish. But if the sea slug receives an electric shock after being squirted, the withdrawal of the gills will grow stronger. This is an example of

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Rene Mcdowell · Answer 1

When the sea slug Aplysia withdraw its gills if it is squirted with water. If the squirts continue, as they do in nature, the withdrawal response will diminish. But if the sea slug receives an electric shock after being squirted, the withdrawal of the gills will grow stronger.

It shows an example of Assciative learning.

Explanation:

Associative learning is a type o learning in which the individual establishes a link between two different experiences to reinforce them as well as to increase the meaning of the experiences. In our case, the association will come because the electric impulse is going to be released after it is squirted with water and later it will associate that after a squirt of water an electric pulse will arrive.