Taste aversions are a type of classical conditioning, and if there is a long delay between the CS and US, conditioning is usually prevented.The fact that people and animals can develop taste aversions, even though sickness occurs long after eating, indicates that
A)taste aversions are really learned through operant conditioning.
B)taste aversions can be unlearned as well.
C)there is a biological tendency to associate sickness with any food eaten earlier.
D)there is less aversion associated with the actual sickness than with whatever caused the sickness in the first place.

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The fact that taste aversions can develop even though sickness occurs long after eating suggests that there is a biological tendency to associate sickness with any food eaten earlier. This is supported by research on animals and humans, which shows that taste aversions are more easily learned with foods that have a strong or unusual taste, suggesting that certain aversions may be hardwired.

Taste Aversions Are a Type of Classical Conditioning, and If