Coyotes Who Have Been Fed Sheep Carcasses Laced with a Nausea-Inducing

question 104

Multiple Choice

Coyotes who have been fed sheep carcasses laced with a nausea-inducing poison are less likely to prey on sheep in the wild. This phenomenon is best explained by which classical conditioning phenomenon?

• A) learned helplessness
• B) punishment by removal
• C) higher order conditioning
• D) taste aversion learning

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Definitions:

Innervates

Refers to the supply of nerves to a specific body part, enabling sensation and movement.

Crossed Extensor Reflex

A reflex action that involves the simultaneous contraction of muscles on one side of the body and the relaxation of muscles on the opposite side, often in response to pain.

Withdrawal Reflex

An involuntary response to a harmful stimulus, resulting in the removal of a body part from the source of pain.

Flexor Muscles

Muscles that decrease the angle between two bones at a joint, commonly involved in bending or flexing parts of the body.