Taste aversions differ from other instances of classical conditioning because
A)only one association may be required.
B)the US can occur hours after the CS.
C)the US and the CS must be contiguous.
D)both a and b.

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Taste aversions differ from other instances of classical conditioning because only one association may be required, and the US can occur hours after the CS. In traditional classical conditioning, the US and the CS must be contiguous (occur together in time) for learning to take place. However, taste aversions can be learned even if there is a delay of several hours between tasting the food and experiencing the negative outcome (such as nausea). This is because the brain has evolved to quickly associate a bad taste with potential harm, even if the cause-and-effect relationship is not immediately apparent.

Taste Aversions Differ from Other Instances of Classical Conditioning Because