Albie is an amateur diver. While exploring a shipwreck reef, he was startled by a sudden, loud underwater explosion from a nearby marine construction site, which caused him intense fear and panic. Months later, when his friend invited him to explore a different shipwreck, Albie felt highly anxious and refused to go.
Using classical conditioning, describe why Albie may no longer want to go diving at the shipwreck.
Practise Edexcel A Level Psychology Content with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 1,059 questions covering Bowlby's work on attachment, Ainsworth and the Strange Situation, Research into deprivation, Research into privation, Research into day care, Cross-cultural research into attachment, Autism, Individual differences, and Developmental psychology, matched to the Edexcel A Level Psychology (9PS0) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.
