A farmer is being troubled by coyotes eating his sheep. In an attempt to solve the problem, he kills a sheep and laces its body with a nausea-inducing drug. He leaves the sheep out where he knows the coyotes roam. He hopes they will learn not to eat the sheep after they become sick from the bait he leaves. The farmer is attempting to apply the research of __________ to accomplish this.
A) Bandura
B) Skinner
C) Tolman
D) Garcia

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The farmer is applying the research of Garcia, who is known for his studies on taste aversion. By lacing the sheep's body with a nausea-inducing drug, the farmer is attempting to create a negative association between the taste of sheep and the feeling of sickness in the coyotes. This is an example of classical conditioning, which is a key concept in Garcia's research.

A Farmer Is Being Troubled by Coyotes Eating His Sheep