In Tinbergen's Study of Mating in Stickleback Fish, the Female

question 27

Multiple Choice

In Tinbergen's study of mating in stickleback fish, the female triggers the male courtship ritual. She would be called the:

• A) social releaser
• B) appetitive behavior
• C) action specific energy
• D) innate releasing mechanism

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Definitions:

Cognitive Events

Mental operations or processes involved in perception, memory, reasoning, and problem solving.

Publicly Observable

Events or actions that are open to being seen or noticed by the general public or by a specific audience.

Group Mind

McDougall’s idea that people adopt a qualitatively different mode of thinking when in a group.

Social Cognition

How people process, store, and apply information about others and social situations, influencing their perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors.