John has difficulty training a raccoon to pick up coins and put them in a bank. It is most likely that _________.
A) the raccoon lacks the intelligence to learn this task
B) the raccoon was contraprepared to learn this task
C) this task had to be learned during a critical period
D) raccoons lack the ability for insightful problem solving

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This answer is supported by the concept of contrapreparedness, which suggests that certain organisms are biologically predisposed to learn certain behaviors and skills, while others may be more difficult to learn or impossible to learn altogether. Raccoons may not have the natural instinct or ability to perform the specific task of picking up coins and putting them in a bank, making it more difficult for John to train the animal. The other answer choices seem less likely based on the information provided.

John Has Difficulty Training a Raccoon to Pick Up Coins