The "Garcia effect" described in the textbook explains why:
A) a type of food can become a conditioned stimulus for nausea but only when sickness immediately follows the consumption of the food.
B) getting sick after eating a particular food can produce a conditioned response not only to the food but also to the people you're with at the time as well.
C) animals are biologically primed to associate sickness more readily with sights and sounds than with tastes.
D) conditioned taste aversions can occur after only one pairing of a particular food with illness.

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The Garcia effect refers to the fact that conditioned taste aversions can occur after only one pairing of a particular food with illness, making option D the correct answer. Option A refers to the basic idea of conditioned taste aversions, but it does not specifically describe the Garcia effect. Option B is not related to the Garcia effect or conditioned taste aversions. Option C is partially true, but animals are not necessarily more likely to associate sickness with sights and sounds than with tastes; the Garcia effect demonstrates that taste can be a very powerful cue for this type of learning.

The "Garcia Effect" Described in the Textbook Explains Why