Birds reared in isolation have been known to build nests, even if they have never seen another bird building a nest, or a nest itself. These built-in, instinctive behaviors are referred to by ethologists as
a. fixed action patterns.
b. learned behavioral tendencies.
c. survival mechanisms.
d. reflexes.
a
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)