Which of the following is an example of conditioned taste aversions?
A) chemotherapy patients losing their appetites for food served around the same time they had their treatments
B) a child who burned his tongue while tasting soup deciding that he does not want to eat the soup until it cools down
C) an adult who does not like to eat beets because his mother used to talk about how disgusting they are
D) a teenager who will not eat chicken, beef, or fish because she is a vegetarian

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Conditioned taste aversion is a type of classical conditioning in which an organism learns to associate the taste of a particular food with negative consequences such as nausea or illness. In this scenario, chemotherapy patients develop an aversion to foods that were consumed around the time of treatment because they associate them with feelings of nausea caused by the treatment.

Which of the Following Is an Example of Conditioned Taste