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What does neophobic mean?

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Adjective
  1. Afflicted by neophobia; fearing or disliking what is new.
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To identify animals that were neophobic and neophilic the rats were placed in a tank into which various objects were introduced.
The researchers then released the tagged birds back into the wild and continued monitoring their neophobic and exploratory tendencies by changing bowl colors at existing feeding stations and adding new bird feeders elsewhere.
An animal in the trap may help other individuals overcome a neophobic response.
To reduce any neophobic response to the test situation, the light-dark compartments are previously dirty with mice other than those used during the test.
Neophobic children sometimes reject food as a way to control an overload of stimulation.
Kids, just like adults, have widely varying tastes, but while adults are more likely to try new things it is worth remembering that kids can be neophobic.

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