Jana is visiting friends in Bangkok and is asked to try a local delicacy,sautéed grasshoppers.She is reluctant to do so as her ________,which was adaptive for our ancestors,makes Jana less willing to consume this odd food.

A) set point
B) basal metabolic rate
C) hypothalamus
D) neophobia

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Final Answer : D, Explanation :  Neophobia is the fear or avoidance of unfamiliar or new things, which is an adaptive trait that helped our ancestors avoid potentially harmful foods. In this scenario, Jana's reluctance to try sautéed grasshoppers is likely due to her neophobia.

Jana is visiting friends in Bangkok and is asked to try a local delicacy,sautéed grasshoppers.She is reluctant to do so as her ________,which was adaptive for our ancestors,makes Jana less willing to consume this odd food.

A) set point
B) basal metabolic rate
C) hypothalamus
D) neophobia

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Jana is visiting friends in Bangkok and is asked to try a local delicacy,sautéed grasshoppers.She is reluctant to do so as her ________,which was adaptive for our ancestors,makes Jana less willing to consume this odd food.A) set pointB) basal metabolic rateC) hypothalamusD) neophobia

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Jana is visiting friends in Bangkok and is asked to try a local delicacy,sautéed grasshoppers.She is reluctant to do so as her ________,which was adaptive for our ancestors,makes Jana less willing to consume this odd food.

A) set point
B) basal metabolic rate
C) hypothalamus
D) neophobia