Conditioned taste aversion refers to __________.
A) learning to associate a taste with a fattening food, and learning to avoid it
B) learning to associate a taste with illness, and thus avoiding that taste
C) avoiding foods that are likely to be poisonous; this is an innate ability
D) avoiding foods that are likely to be repulsive, such as bitter foods

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Conditioned taste aversion is a learned response where an individual associates a particular taste with illness, resulting in the avoidance of that taste in the future. It is often referred to as the Garcia effect, named after the researcher who first studied it.

Conditioned Taste Aversion Refers to __________