Rats Are More Likely to Form a Smell-Sickness Association Than

question 297

Multiple Choice

Rats are more likely to form a smell-sickness association than a light-sickness association,suggesting that:

• A)genetic factors are a relatively unimportant component of learning.
• B)rats have evolved to not associate lights with smell.
• C)behavior is in part the product of the learning experiences of our ancestors.
• D)rats have had more learning opportunities to associate smell with sickness.

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Equal Chance

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