Question

Which of the following explanations represents why taste aversion breaks the rules of conditioning?

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Taste aversion can develop after only one pairing of a stimulus and response.

Explanation:

Conditioned taste aversion is a process related to the avoidance of a type of food, and it illustrates an example by which classical conditioning may produce modifications in behavior. In this case, a conditioned stimulus is presented followed by exposure to unconditioned aversive stimuli. For instance, conditioned taste aversion is produced when an animal associates the taste of food with something toxic or a poisonous substance. In general, the taste aversion is produced after the ingestion of foods that generate a response of aversion (i.e., nausea and/or vomiting).