Biological preparedness suggests that we would be MOST likely to develop a classically conditioned aversion to _____.
A)snakes
B)flowers
C)cats and dogs
D)sugar

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Biological preparedness is a concept that suggests organisms are innately predisposed to form associations between certain stimuli and responses. This concept explains why people might more easily develop fears or aversions to things that posed threats to survival in our evolutionary past, such as snakes, rather than to neutral or non-threatening items like flowers, cats and dogs, or sugar.

Biological Preparedness Suggests That We Would Be MOST Likely to Develop