In an effort to help save an endangered Australian marsupial called the northern quoll,researchers paired a nausea-inducing drug along with parts of the toxic toads that the quolls often eat.In this application of a phenomenon called _____,the toxic toads are a(n)_____.

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This is a classic example of conditioned taste aversion, where the nausea-inducing drug acted as the US and the toxic toads acted as the CS. The quolls learned to associate the taste of the toxic toads with the feeling of nausea and avoided them in the future, ultimately reducing their risk of poisoning and helping to save the species.

In an Effort to Help Save an Endangered Australian Marsupial