When rats receive a shock that is paired with a light, a buzzer, and a sweet tasting food, in the future they tend to avoid the buzzer and the light but will continue to consume the sweet tasting food. This finding best demonstrates the concept of
A)latent learning
B)observational learning
C)stimulus generalization
D)preparedness

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Preparedness explains why rats learn to associate certain stimuli (like light and sound) with danger (like shocks) more readily than others (like taste), which is why they avoid the light and buzzer but continue to consume the sweet food.

When Rats Receive a Shock That Is Paired with a Light