A farmer is being troubled by coyotes eating his sheep.In an attempt to solve the problem,he kills a sheep and laces its body with a nausea-inducing drug.He leaves the sheep out where he knows the coyotes roam.He hopes they will learn not to eat the sheep.The farmer is attempting to apply the principle of _____________ to accomplish this.
A)observational learning
B)latent learning
C)vicarious conditioning
D)conditioned taste aversions

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The farmer is attempting to use conditioned taste aversions by lacing the sheep's body with a nausea-inducing drug. This will associate the taste of the sheep with unpleasant feelings for the coyotes, causing them to avoid eating sheep in the future.

A Farmer Is Being Troubled by Coyotes Eating His Sheep