The readiness to acquire a certain kind of conditioned response due to the biological makeup of the organism is known as _________.
A)biogenesis
B)biological preparedness
C)biological significance
D)biofeedback

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Biological preparedness refers to the predisposition of an organism to easily acquire certain kinds of conditioned responses due to its biological makeup. For example, humans and animals are more easily conditioned to fear things that pose a potential threat to their survival, such as snakes or heights, compared to neutral stimuli. The other choices (A, C, D) are not related to the concept of biological preparedness.

The Readiness to Acquire a Certain Kind of Conditioned Response