Psychologist John Garcia Found That Rats Did Not Learn to Associate

question 104

Multiple Choice

Psychologist John Garcia found that rats did not learn to associate a taste with flashing lights and noise. However, rats do learn to associate a taste with getting ill. Which of the following concepts best accounts for this observation?

• A)latent learning
• B)biological preparedness
• C)spontaneous recovery
• D)the partial reinforcement effect

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