The effects of flavor preexposure and test interval on conditioned taste aversions in rats

Philipp J. Kraemer, Klaus Peter Ossenkopp

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Abstract

The effect of prior experience with a flavor, which was either the same as the conditioned stimulus (CS) or different, was examined at 1- and 21-day test intervals. A single brief preexposure to a flavor different from the CS produced attenuated taste aversions at the 1-day interval, but not at the 21-day interval. Conversely, experience with the same flavor used as the CS produced attenuated aversions at both 1- and 21-day intervals. This extends the empirical generality of the preexposure—test-interval relationship reported by Kraemer and Roberts (1984) by showing that the effect is not restricted to the specific procedures employed in that study.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)219-221
Number of pages3
JournalBulletin of the Psychonomic Society
Volume24
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1986

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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