A practical use of aversive conditioning by John Garcia was to
A) cause people to look forward to receiving chemotherapy.
B) dissuade wild coyotes from attacking sheep.
C) make Little Albert cry at the sight of a white rat.
D) alter people's eating preferences for lamb.
E) teach children to eat their green vegetables..

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John Garcia used aversive conditioning to dissuade wild coyotes from attacking sheep by placing a chemical in the sheep's meat that induced nausea in the coyotes. This made the coyotes associate the taste and smell of sheep with feeling sick, thus decreasing attacks on sheep.

A Practical Use of Aversive Conditioning by John Garcia Was