In order to prevent coyotes from killing ranchers' sheep, pieces of sheep flesh have been laced with lithium chloride, a nausea-inducing drug. It is hoped that the coyote will then associate the nausea with the sheep and become less likely to kill them. This applied research capitalize son the phenomenon of
A)fixed action patterns
B)positive reinforcement
C)preparedness
D)negative reinforcement

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This approach relies on preparedness, where animals (including coyotes) are biologically predisposed to make certain associations, such as associating a specific taste with sickness, more easily than others. This makes the learning process faster and more enduring in preventing undesirable behavior, like attacking sheep.

In Order to Prevent Coyotes from Killing Ranchers' Sheep, Pieces