If taste aversion learning produces a visceral, noncognitive association that changes the hedonic value of a flavor, then
A) increasing or decreasing the intensity of the US after taste aversion has been learned should increase or decrease the strength of the aversion.
B) adapting the subject to the training US by making it less pleasant or aversive after the taste aversion has been learned should not affect the strength of the taste aversion.
C) once a taste aversion or taste preference has been learned, it should be impossible to change the hedonic value of the flavor.
D) we should see a differences in the rates and strength of conditioning in human versus nonhuman animals.

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If taste aversion learning is based on a visceral, noncognitive association, then adapting the subject to the US after the aversion is learned should not affect the aversion's strength, as the association is not based on cognitive evaluation.

If Taste Aversion Learning Produces a Visceral, Noncognitive Association That