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What did Desor find?

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Infatns aged 1-3 days showed preference of sweet over non-sweet fluids, demonstrated by sucking behaviour.

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What did Bell find?

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Eskimos who had never had sweet foods before did not reject sugary foods. It overcame neophobia suggesting an innate preference.

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What did Garcia and Koelling find?

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Rats learned to avoid foods causing nausea before foods associated with electric shocks.

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What did Bernstein and Webster find? IDA related.

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Taste aversion to normal foods can be avoided with the introduction of novel tasting foods.

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Infatns aged 1-3 days showed preference of sweet over non-sweet fluids, demonstrated by sucking behaviour.

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Desor.

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Eskimos who had never had sweet foods before did not reject sugary foods. It overcame neophobia suggesting an innate preference.

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Bell.

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Rats learned to avoid foods causing nausea before foods associated with electric shocks.

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Garcia and Koelling.

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Taste aversion to normal foods can be avoided with the introduction of novel tasting foods.

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Bernstein and Webster.