Compound Potentiation Observed with Tastes and Odors Is Not Truly

question 48

Multiple Choice

Compound potentiation observed with tastes and odors is not truly unique. Which statement best supports that assertion?

• A) Odor cues are distal stimuli and part of the skin defense system, whereas tastes are proximal cues and part of the gut defense system; thus the two cues do not interfere or compete with each other.
• B) A standard within-compound association forms between odor and taste, just like with other stimuli outside the taste aversion paradigm.
• C) As a result of evolution and the way organisms' sensory systems integrate input, organisms are "prepared" to learn odor-taste aversions.
• D) Any relevant cue is more likely to show potentiation effects when it is very nonsalient and presented in compound with a strongly salient cue.

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