Psychologists Have Taken Advantage of the "Garcia Effect" in Order

question 170

Essay

Psychologists have taken advantage of the "Garcia effect" in order to develop humane ways of discouraging predators from preying on livestock. Explain this effect and then describe the classic study in which coyotes developed conditioned aversions to sheep.

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