Question

kates family often ate fish cheeks when she was growing up. to this day, whenever she orders fish cheeks in a restaurant, she feels happy and relaxed. kate feels this way because her mind has created a what?

• action potential
• perceptual digression
• sensory adaptation
• automatic response

Explanation:

This describes a learned, involuntary emotional reaction tied to a specific stimulus (fish cheeks) from repeated positive past experiences, which matches the definition of an automatic response in behavioral terms. The other options do not fit: action potential is a neural signal, perceptual digression is a distraction from perception, and sensory adaptation is reduced sensitivity to a constant stimulus.

Answer:

automatic response