If you get violently ill a couple of hours after eating contaminated food, you will probably develop an aversion to the taste of that food but not to the sight of the restaurant where you ate or to the sound of music you heard there. This best illustrates that associative learning is constrained by

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This scenario best illustrates the concept of biological constraints on associative learning. The body has a natural defense mechanism that prevents it from ingesting potentially harmful substances again, which manifests as an aversion to the taste of that food. However, there is no inherent biological reason for the restaurant or music to be associated with the illness, so they are not affected by the conditioning process.

If You Get Violently Ill a Couple of Hours After