Science, Vol 209, Issue 4458, 831-833
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Recall (versus recognition) of taste and immunization against aversive taste anticipations based on illness
JS Chen
and
A Amsel
Two experiments show that, after taste-aversion conditioning, rats can use external retrieval cues to recall or anticipate the aversive taste solution and avoid its location without making contact with the flavor. They also show that the rat's avoidance of a conditioned aversive taste and its consumption of the aversive flavored solution can be attenuated by giving it prior runway training in which taste reward is given inconsistently on a partial reinforcement schedule.