Generally, how long does it take a rat to learn to avoid a food that made it ill?
A) one trial
B) after a few CS-US pairings
C) until the poison and the food are presented simultaneously
D) impossible to predict; all rats are different in their learned response to poison avoidance

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Rats can learn to avoid a food that made them ill after just one trial, demonstrating a strong ability to associate the taste of a particular food with the subsequent feeling of illness. This is an example of conditioned taste aversion.

Generally, How Long Does It Take a Rat to Learn