Motivation
-When Heather was three years old, she came down with the flu shortly after eating watermelon. 30 years later, she still avoids watermelon and feels sick when she smells it. What concept does this illustrate?

Question

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Conditioned taste aversion is an intense dislike for a food because of its association with nausea. Conditioned taste aversion is an evolutionary motivation that helped early humans avoid poisonous foods. Experiments have found that rats also experience conditioned taste aversion, regardless of the sweetness or sourness of the liquid that causes nausea.

Motivation -When Heather Was Three Years Old, She Came Down with with the Flu