| 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. |
| Their children are not only picky eaters, prone to reject foods they once seemed to love, but they are also neophobic, which means they fear new food. |
| 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. |
| Studies have shown that children are neophobic, which is why even the most determined parents can often fail at convincing a child to try a new dish. |
| Of special interest are studies showing that Toxoplasma-infected rats become less neophobic, leading to the diminution of their natural aversion to the odor of cats. |
