In Garcia and Koelling's taste-aversion studies, it was found that rats in:
A) the poison group were more likely to associate a taste with their illness than a tone with their illness.
B) the poison group were more likely to associate a tone with their illness than a taste with their illness.
C) the shock group were more likely to fear a taste than a tone.
D) both groups feared tastes more than tones.

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Garcia and Koelling's studies demonstrated that rats more readily associated a taste with sickness (induced by poison) than they did a sound or light (tone) with sickness, illustrating the concept of biological preparedness in learning.

In Garcia and Koelling's Taste-Aversion Studies, It Was Found That