Evidence from the sham-eating study of Weingarten and Kulikovsky (1989)suggests that the amount that we eat at a meal is influenced by
A) our previous experience of the physiological consequences of the same food.
B) the presence of anticipatory eating responses.
C) the amount of sodium in it.
D) the length of the meal.
E) the rate at which the meal is digested.

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The sham-eating study of Weingarten and Kulikovsky (1989) demonstrated that rats ate less when their previous experience of eating a particular food was accompanied by the induction of nausea, whether it was with a toxin or a drug that produced malaise. This suggests that the amount that we eat at a meal is influenced by our previous experience of the physiological consequences of the same food.

Evidence from the Sham-Eating Study of Weingarten and Kulikovsky (1989)suggests