Research on taste aversions has demonstrated that classical conditioning can occur with a single pairing of the CS and the UCS.

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Research on taste aversion has shown that classical conditioning can occur with just one pairing of the conditioned stimulus (CS), such as a particular food, and the unconditioned stimulus (UCS), such as nausea or illness. This is because the evolutionary significance of avoiding harmful foods has made organisms more prone to learning strong aversions even from a single experience.

Research on Taste Aversions Has Demonstrated That Classical Conditioning Can