Have you ever eaten something and then gotten sick afterwards? Chances are probably good that you avoided eating that particular food again in the future, even if it was not the food that caused your illness. This idea that we are "prewired" to learn behaviours related to survival as a species is called
A)latent learning.
B)shaping.
C)instinctive drift.
D)preparedness.
E)evolutionary noise.

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Preparedness refers to the concept that organisms are innately predisposed to form associations between certain stimuli and responses, particularly those that enhance survival. This idea explains why people might develop aversions to foods that made them sick, as avoiding potentially harmful substances would have been advantageous for survival.

Have You Ever Eaten Something and Then Gotten Sick Afterwards