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Generalization of a conditional taste aversion to novel flavors was examined in the rat. Using a two-bottle choice test, the relative palatability for seven flavors was determined. Two of the moderately palatable flavors, lemon and peppermint-sucrose, were paired with an injection of lithium chloride (5 ml/kg.36 M LiC1 IP). Each of the seven flavors was then reranked in a second test for the lithium-chloride-injected animals. Results indicate that palatable flavors generalize to taste aversions less readily than do those flavors which are less palatable.
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Massey, O.T., Calhoun, W.H. Stimulus generalization according to palatability in lithium-chloride-induced taste aversions. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 10, 92–94 (1977). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329290
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