A classic series of conditioning experiments in laboratory rats showed that the initiation of eating can be a consequence of
A) operant conditioning.
B) Pavlovian conditioning to meal-predictive cues.
C) instrumental conditioning.
D) the effects of odor on meal initiation.
E) the effects of taste on meal initiation.

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The classic series of conditioning experiments in laboratory rats showed that the initiation of eating can be a consequence of Pavlovian conditioning to meal-predictive cues. In these experiments, rats were trained to associate a specific cue (a light or a sound) with the delivery of a food reward. Over time, the rat's response to the cue changed from indifference to anticipation of food, and eventually, the cue itself was sufficient to trigger the initiation of eating even in the absence of actual food.

A Classic Series of Conditioning Experiments in Laboratory Rats Showed