Rats are given a drink of green, licorice-flavored water and then later injected with a drug that makes them nauseous. The next day they are given a choice between green water and licorice-flavored water. Based on the concept of CS-US relevance, they are likely to avoid:
A) the green water.
B) the licorice-flavored water.
C) Both a and b are correct.
D) Neither a nor b is correct.

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The concept of CS-US relevance (Conditioned Stimulus-Unconditioned Stimulus relevance) suggests that animals (including rats) are more likely to associate taste with illness than they are to associate color with illness. Therefore, the rats are more likely to avoid the licorice-flavored water, which they directly associate with the nausea, rather than the green water.

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