Taste aversion is an adaptive behavior. What biological constraint on learning does it help to explain?
A) instinctive drift
B) preparedness
C) insight
D) latency

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Taste aversion is an example of preparedness, which is the idea that certain types of associations are more biologically prepared (or easier) to learn than others. In the case of taste aversion, humans and animals are more likely to develop associations between foods that make them sick (or have made them sick in the past) with the specific taste or odor of that food. This is likely an adaptive behavior that helps organisms to avoid potentially harmful foods in the future.

Taste Aversion Is an Adaptive Behavior