Last evening May-ling ate her first cheeseburger and french fries at an American fast-food restaurant. A few hours later she became ill. It can be expected that

A) May-ling will develop an aversion to the sight of a cheeseburger and french fries.
B) May-ling will develop an aversion to the taste of a cheeseburger and french fries.
C) May-ling will not associate her illness with the food she ate.
D) May-ling will associate her sickness with something she experienced immediately before she became ill.

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Final Answer : B, Explanation :  May-ling is likely to develop an aversion to the taste of the cheeseburger and french fries because they were the last thing she ate before becoming ill. This is a conditioned response called taste aversion. She may not develop an aversion to the sight of the food or associate her illness with something she experienced immediately before becoming ill.

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