Garcia and Koelling's studies of taste aversion in rats demonstrated that classical conditioning is constrained by
A) cognitive processes.
B) biological predispositions.
C) a fixed-interval reinforcement schedule.
D) latent learning.

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Garcia and Koelling's studies showed that rats were more likely to associate nausea with taste (which is evolutionarily important for survival) than with visual or auditory stimuli. This suggests that there are biological constraints on classical conditioning, as not all stimuli are equally easy to condition to a particular response.

Garcia and Koelling's Studies of Taste Aversion in Rats Demonstrated