Mahera wants to teach a mouse to put half its food in a small box. Its reward will be to get twice as much food later. Why will this be difficult?
A) Mice are not responsive to positive reinforcement.
B) It will not be difficult; any animal can be trained to do this.
C) The trainer would need to select a special breed of mouse.
D) Evolutionary adaptations make the mouse want to keep all its food.

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Evolutionary adaptations make the mouse want to keep all its food. In the wild, mice need to store as much food as possible to survive times of scarcity. Therefore, it may be difficult to train a mouse to give up half of its food, even with the promise of a reward later.

Mahera Wants to Teach a Mouse to Put Half Its