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Reliablity with standard economic suppositions

Which of the given behaviors is least reliable with standard economic suppositions regarding consumer behavior? (i) Gustav cannot decide which of three distinct combinations of goods he favors. (ii) Lynn hates pickled herring; however Chris is willing to eat it at each and every meal. (iii) Skipper favors steak to Alpo, and Alpo to tuna fish. (iv) Beyond certain point, Brenda is eager to forgo more ice cream that she insatiably loves, to evade eating more asparagus that she actually liked if the serving of asparagus her parents put on her plate was smaller. (v) Jimmy is too afraid of flying that he willingly takes up a vacation to Disney World to shun getting on a plane.

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