Which of the Following Best Demonstrates How Learned Taste Aversions

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best demonstrates how learned taste aversions can be used to help animals?

• A)A dog receives obedience training so that he learns to stay away from hazards.
• B)A dolphin is trained to patrol the waters around naval ships and search for intruders.
• C)A police dog is trained to use her sense of smell to locate bombs and illegal drugs.
• D)A coyote consumes sheep hide laced with nausea-inducing lithium chloride.

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Definitions:

Double-blind Study

A research method in which neither the participants nor the researchers know who is receiving the experimental treatment, to prevent bias.

Independent Variable

In an experiment, the variable that is intentionally changed or manipulated to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

Statistically Significant

A term used to describe a result that is not likely to occur randomly, but rather is likely to be attributable to a specific cause.

Replicable

The ability of a study or experiment to be repeated with similar results, underscoring the reliability of the findings.