John Garcia

John Garcia (born June 12, 1917) is an American psychologist, most known for his research on taste aversion learning. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of California at Los Angeles.

Education
Garcia studied at the University of California, receiving his Ph.D in 1965.

Awards
He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1983. He was awarded the Howard Crosby Warren Medal for Outstanding Research in 1978 from the Society of Experimental Psychologists. In 1979 the American Psychological Association awarded him the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award.

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1998 Special Achievement Award