Regarding research on the classical conditioning of taste aversions, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)Conditioning of taste aversions can be acquired on the basis of a single pairing of the flavor with a nausea-inducing substance.
B)Taste aversions can be acquired when the flavor is presented hours before the nausea-inducing substance.
C)Garcia and Koelling's work on taste aversions was no surprise to their colleagues; the research turned out as expected.
D)Garcia has applied his research to solve real-world problems.
E)Conditioned taste aversions have survival benefits.

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Garcia and Koelling's research on taste aversions challenged prevailing assumptions about the nature of conditioning, showing that it could occur under conditions (such as long delays between stimulus and response) that were previously thought to be ineffective. This was surprising to their colleagues and contradicted the then-dominant theories of conditioning.

Regarding Research on the Classical Conditioning of Taste Aversions, Which