Fixed action patterns have evolved to help animals cope with certain aspects of their environment which, throughout the animals' evolutionary history, have
A) remained largely consistent.
B) been associated with social interaction.
C) been subjected to sudden changes.
D) been subjected to catastrophic changes.
Question 2Shock-elicited aggression in rats
A) cannot be modified by experience.
B) is a learned behavior pattern.
C) is more likely to occur in rats that have been trained to be aggressive than those that have not.
D) habituates very quickly with repeated shocks and is not variable.
Question 3Which of the following is illustrated by a deer's tendency to run in a zigzag manner when being pursued by a predator?
A) A fixed action pattern
B) A reflex arc
C) Both a and b are correct.
D) Neither a nor b is correct.
Question 4During the spring, an animal engages in a stereotypic dance sequence whenever it sees a female. The female is best described as a ______, while the dance sequence is a ______.
A) sign stimulus; reflex response
B) sensitizing stimulus; reflex response
C) sign stimulus; fixed action pattern
D) sensitizing stimulus; fixed action pattern
Question 5Fixed action patterns are sometimes also called
A) conditioned responses.
B) reflex arcs.
C) species-specific behaviors.
D) flexion responses.
Question 6The _____ stimulus for a male stickleback's aggressive actions is not the presence of the other male but the sight of its red underbelly.
A) sign
B) reflex
C) conditioned
D) modal