Which of These Findings Is Least Relevant to the Notion

question 357

Multiple Choice

Which of these findings is least relevant to the notion that conditioned taste aversions suggest that we are biologically predisposed to learn certain associations?

• A) The cues an organism learns to associate with illness depend on how members of its species detect food in the first place.
• B) Conditioned taste aversions may be acquired even when several hours intervene between the CS and the response.
• C) Individuals predisposed to nausea, like chemotherapy patients and pregnant women, are especially prone to acquire conditioned taste aversions.
• D) Conditioned taste aversions may be learned following a single trial.

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Definitions:

Genetic Relation

The biological connection between individuals through shared genes, determining familial links and hereditary traits.

Prosocial Behavior

Actions intended to benefit others or society as a whole, such as helping, sharing, and cooperating.

Empathy

The capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, essentially placing oneself in their position.

Empathy Gap

A cognitive bias where people underestimate the influence of feeling states (like pain or hunger) in themselves or others, leading to misunderstanding or lack of empathy.