The neural circuit that allows a male stickleback fish to orient and behave aggressively towards an inanimate object with a red stripe is an example of a(n)

A. stimulus-response chain.
B. supernormal stimulus.
C. innate releasing mechanism.
D. sign stimulus.
E. fixed action pattern.


Answer: C

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