In Garcia and Koelling's Studies of Taste-Aversion Learning, Rats Learned

question 24

Multiple Choice

In Garcia and Koelling's studies of taste-aversion learning, rats learned to associate

• A) taste with electric shock.
• B) sights and sounds with sickness.
• C) taste with sickness.
• D) taste and sounds with electric shock.

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Definitions:

Relearning

The process of regaining knowledge or skills that were previously learned but forgotten, which often occurs faster than the initial learning.

Proactive Interference

Proactive interference is a phenomenon where older memories hinder the recall of newly learned information.

Retroactive Interference

This occurs when new memories interfere with the recall of old memories.

Anterograde Amnesia

A loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, leading to a partial or complete inability to recall the recent past.