The pecking behavior in young herring gulls is triggered primarily by a red spot on the bill of the parent, and is

performed repeatedly in the same way; therefore, it is an example of ____



a. imprinting
b. a learned response
c. a fixed action pattern
d. operant conditioning
e. classical conditioning


ANSWER: c

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