A violent illness that follows our eating of a particular food is likely to influence our taste preferences.This illustrates that taste preferences are influenced by
A) basal metabolic rate.
B) learning experiences.
C) the ecology of eating.
D) the settling point.

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Learning experiences such as associating a particular food with a negative experience (e.g. getting sick) can influence our future taste preferences and aversions towards that food. The other options - basal metabolic rate, the ecology of eating, and the settling point - do not relate to this specific phenomenon.

A Violent Illness That Follows Our Eating of a Particular