Rats are more likely to form a smell-sickness association than a light-sickness association, suggesting that:

A) genetic factors are a relatively unimportant component of learning.
B) rats have evolved to not associate lights with smell.
C) behaviour is, in part, the product of the learning experiences of our ancestors.
D) rats have had more learning opportunities to associate smell with sickness.


C) behaviour is, in part, the product of the learning experiences of our ancestors.

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