Fixed Action Patterns

question 74

Multiple Choice

Fixed action patterns

• A) are controlled by the nervous system.
• B) usually can be extinguished by learning.
• C) are always simple.
• D) challenge the notion of biological determinism.
• E) require prior exposure to other individuals to be expressed.

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Definitions:

Variation

The measure of how data points in a data set differ from the mean value of the data set.

Percentile

A metric signifying the threshold under which a specified proportion of entries in a dataset are found.

Measurements

Quantitative data collected by noting the extent, dimension, quantity, or capacity of something using standard units.

Interquartile Range

The difference between the 75th and 25th percentiles of a data set, measuring the spread of the middle 50% of the data.