The studies of Garcia and his colleagues demonstrate that rats very easily learn to associate a taste CS with a(n)
A)shock US.
B)visual US.
C)auditory US.
D)nausea-inducing US.

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Garcia and his colleagues' studies showed that rats could easily learn to associate a taste (conditioned stimulus, CS) with a nausea-inducing unconditioned stimulus (US), such as radiation or toxic substances, leading to a conditioned taste aversion. This finding was significant because it demonstrated that classical conditioning could occur with only a single pairing of the CS and US and that the interval between the CS and US could be several hours, challenging the then-prevailing theories of classical conditioning.

The Studies of Garcia and His Colleagues Demonstrate That Rats