Your parakeet eats some cooked spaghetti. Later, the parakeet gets ill. What would the research on biological preparedness predict?
A) The parakeet will probably not eat shell macaroni because it smells similar to spaghetti.
B) The parakeet will probably not eat shell macaroni because it tastes similar to spaghetti.
C) The parakeet will probably not eat linguini noodles because they are long and thin and look similar to spaghetti.
D) The parakeet will eat spaghetti again.

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Biological preparedness suggests that animals are more likely to associate illness with the visual appearance of food rather than its taste or smell. Since linguini noodles look similar to spaghetti, the parakeet may avoid them.

Your Parakeet Eats Some Cooked Spaghetti