The vertical dive of a moth for cover when it hears the ultrasound chirps of an approaching bat is an example of a(n)
A. sign stimulus.
B. fixed action pattern.
C. innate releasing mechanism.
D. supernormal stimulus.
E. kinesis.
Clarify question:
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
What type of thinking is required?
Gather Content:
What do you already know about animal behavior patterns? What other information is related to the question?
Choose Answer:
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
Reflection on Process:
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?
B. fixed action pattern.
Clarify question:
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
The question asks type of behavior is being exhibited by the moth.
What type of thinking is required?
This is an apply level question. You are being presented with a situation. Using what you know about the different behavioral terminology, you can explain what is happening in this situation.
Gather Content:
What do you already know about animal behavior patterns? What other information is related to the question?
This question comes from the section of the textbook that covers the basics of animal behaviors. A stimulus is recognized by an individual, the innate releasing mechanism in the individual produces a specific behavior (the fixed action pattern). In this case the moth hears an ultrasonic chirp from a bat and then reacts with a standardized behavior.
Choose Answer:
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
In this scenario the chirps are a sign stimulus, this triggers a reaction in the moth. The moth instinctually responds with a rapid vertical dive. This behavior is performed in exactly the same way every time the sign stimulus is received. Thus the dive is a fixed action pattern.
Reflection on Process:
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?
Did you select the correct answer? You need to take what you know about animal behavior and apply it to this situation to come up with the answer. You needed to breakdown the series of behaviors and look at each part.
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