When Researchers Attempted to Teach Slugs to Dislike Foods by Pairing

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Multiple Choice

When researchers attempted to teach slugs to dislike foods by pairing the food with an unpleasant taste,they found that:

• A)slugs learned to avoid the smell of carrots and then,through higher-order conditioning pairing carrot smells and potato smells,slugs began to avoid the smell of potatoes.
• B)slugs learned to avoid the smell of carrots,which they normally like,but attempts at higher-order conditioning failed.
• C)after the smell of carrots was paired with the bitter-tasting drug,the slugs began to avoid the place where the association had been formed and would not eat any food in that context.
• D)despite numerous procedures and many attempts,it was not possible to classically condition any responses in slugs.

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