3.7b - Classical Conditioning: Applications and Biological Limits

preparedness

a biological predisposition to learn associations _{^{(ex: taste and nausea)}} that have survival value

!!! Animal’s capacity for conditioning is limited by biological constraints, so some associations are easier to learn!!!

Garcia effect

conditioned taste aversion that occurs when a food/drink is associated with a negative reaction, like nausea/vomiting

ex) Esther vomited after eating hamburgers, thereafter she avoided eating them

_{^{[UCS doesn’t have to be right before CS]}}

Why is taste aversion so easily acquired?

helps our survival, avoid toxic/dangerous foods that can cause sickness