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 rice because it is the same colour as 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 not eat spaghetti again because no learning or conditioning takes without repeating the experience.

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The research on biological preparedness predicts that animals have an innate tendency to avoid foods that have made them sick in the past. Since linguini noodles have a similar appearance to spaghetti, the parakeet may avoid them in the future as a protective measure. However, there is no evidence to suggest that the parakeet will generalize this aversion to other types of pasta with different shapes or colors.

Your Parakeet Eats Some Cooked Spaghetti