Jose has a food allergy to almonds and gets very ill if he eats any food containing almonds. While at a wedding, Jose starts to eat a piece of cake, but when he gets it close to his nose he smells the presence of almonds and does not eat it. He later learns that there was almond extract used in the cake. Jose’s ability to detect even the slightest presence of almonds is ______________ .
a. adaptive b. a prepared responsec. c. a classically conditioned response.