In terms of the traditional view of conditioning, research on conditioned taste aversion was surprising because
A)there was a long delay between CS and US.
B)the dislike of a particular taste was operantly conditioned.
C)conditioning occurred to all stimuli present when the food was consumed.
D)the sense of taste seems to be relatively weak.

Question

In terms of the traditional view of conditioning, research on conditioned taste aversion was surprising because ​
A)there was a long delay between CS and US.
B)the dislike of a particular taste was operantly conditioned.
C)conditioning occurred to all stimuli present when the food was consumed.
D)the sense of taste seems to be relatively weak.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Conditioned taste aversion demonstrated that conditioning could occur with just one pairing of a conditioned stimulus (CS) and an unconditioned stimulus (US), even if the delay between the two was several hours, which contradicted the traditional view that required the CS and US to be presented very closely in time.

In Terms of the Traditional View of Conditioning, Research on Conditioned