To Control the Rat Population in Urban Settings, the Health

question 175

Multiple Choice

To control the rat population in urban settings, the health department scatters bags of corn and molasses laced with poison. Many rats who survive temporarily become very sick. Then, the surviving rats never eat the bait again. What is this an example of?

• A)higher-order conditioning
• B)spontaneous recovery
• C)observational learning
• D)taste aversion

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