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

Multiple Choice

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 capitalizes on the phenomenon of:

A) preparedness.
B) positive reinforcement.
C) fixed action patterns.
D) negative reinforcement.