The text discussed an experiment in which rats were exposed to x-rays that were paired with sweet water, a light, and a buzzer. The x-rays made the rats ill and the researchers wanted to know which stimuli would become associated with the illness. The results revealed that the rats avoided only the sweet water. The findings from this experiment were used to demonstrate the concept of ________.
A)punishment
B)preparedness
C)negative reinforcement
D)multiple conditioning

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The concept demonstrated is "preparedness," which suggests that organisms are biologically predisposed to make certain associations more easily than others. In this experiment, rats more readily associated taste (sweet water) with illness than they did with visual or auditory stimuli (light or buzzer), illustrating this concept.

The Text Discussed an Experiment in Which Rats Were Exposed