Nesting Geese Will Roll Softballs (Placed Next to Their Nests

question 87

Multiple Choice

Nesting geese will roll softballs (placed next to their nests by biologists) into their nests, perhaps because the balls resemble eggs that might have rolled out of the nest. This behavior is most likely:

• A)insight learning.
• B)habituation.
• C)innate.
• D)conditioned.
• E)trial-and-error learning.

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