How Can You Explain the Finding That Quail Could Be

question 312

Multiple Choice

How can you explain the finding that quail could be easily conditioned to associate an illness with blue-colored water but rats could not?

• A) Quail are less intelligent than rats.
• B) Rats are color-blind, while quail are not.
• C) Rats are biologically prepared to associate the color blue with danger rather than illness.
• D) Quail are biologically prepared to associate visual stimuli with illness, while rats are not.

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Definitions:

Outgroup Prototype

refers to the generalized, often simplified, perceptions or stereotypes that individuals hold about members of a group to which they do not belong.

Relative Homogeneity Effect

A perception bias where individuals see out-group members as more similar to each other than in-group members, often leading to stereotyping.

Heterogeneous

Consisting of elements or components that are different from each other; diverse in character or content.

Outgroups

Groups to which an individual does not belong, often perceived as different or alien compared to the individual's own group (ingroup).