So, to sum it up for you: bad Alex + medicine + violence movies + Beethoven à good Alex + throwing up. Through classical conditioning, Alex was “cured” from his violent tendencies. The doctors medicated him, and then made him watch violent movies without blinking (video above). After watching this video, Alex felt extremely nauseous and no longer felt the same pleasure that he used to during violence. Now, every time he feels the need act violently, nausea takes over his body to the point where he can’t carry through with his intent. This is classical conditioning because Alex’s body was conditioned to feel sick every time he wanted to act violently or heard Beethoven, his favorite composer. Eventually, the doctors had to reverse the treatment because even though Alex was no longer a threat to anyone, he was also no longer a functional human being capable of making his own decisions.
Before Medicine Kicked In:
After Medicine Kicked In:
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