Garcia effect

proper noun

The phenomenon by which an animal acquires an aversion to the taste of a food that was paired with an aversive stimulus.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Garcia effect
  1. The phenomenon by which an animal acquires an aversion to the taste of a food that was paired with an aversive stimulus.

Origin

Named after John Garcia, who studied the effect in rats in the 1950s.

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APA

Garcia effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Garcia%20effect

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“Garcia effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Garcia%20effect. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Garcia effect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Garcia%20effect.

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