According to Tinbergen, what behavior is likely to occur when a male stickleback fish sees a red spot on the belly of another stickleback?
a) eating
b) a threat display
c) an attempt to mate
d) a courtship "dance"
B
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Sexual orientation is best described
a. by the concept of gender roles. b. in terms of the gender of one's sexual partner. c. as the sense we have of our maleness or femaleness.. d. as sexual attraction to members of one's own sex, the other sex, or both. e. as the direction of one's gender identity.
You're watching your four-year-old niece trying to solve some problem she has encountered in an art project. She tries a number of different techniques and methods to solve the problem. Your niece is in the:
A. realization state B. operations state C. goal state D. initial state
If children experience a great deal of stress in their lives, their brain development is accelerated due to increased coping skills
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
A person can forget where his or her sunglasses are placed even though they are on top of his or her head. Which of the following statements best explains this phenomenon?
A. It is difficult for one to remember everything that one has to. B. Sensory nerve receptors are unable to fire off messages to the brain indefinitely. C. The difference threshold for touch is not strong enough. D. The sensation of the glasses on the person's head has not reached the absolute threshold for touch.