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Twenty-four two-week old chicks were first tested to determine which of two mashes, differing either in color or in taste only, was preferred; Ss were then trained such that the Experimentals received a painful leg shock when they ate their preferred food, while the Controls were either shocked in the absence of the test food or not shocked. Feeding on the nonpreferred food went undisturbed in all three groups. Several posttraining tests were given to detect any changes in colored or flavored food preferences. Electric shock proved to be an effective noxious stimulus for changing food preferences based on visual cues but not for those distinguishable by taste alone.
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1. This report is based on a paper presented at the 1968 meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association.
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Moore, M.J., Capretta, P.J. Changes in colored or flavored food preferences in chickens as a function of shock. Psychon Sci 12, 195–196 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331266
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