Imagine conditioning a rat to elicit a pain response to a previously neutral stimulus. Based on the work of John Garcia and Robert Koelling,
you are LEAST likely to be successful in creating the pain response if you use ________ as the neutral stimulus.
a. sweet water
b. noise
c. a bright light
d. a bright light and noise
Answer: a. sweet water
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