Ants Following a Trail to the Sugar Bowl in Your

question 21

Essay

Ants following a trail to the sugar bowl in your kitchen are doing so because of
A)chance alone.
B)a dance done by an ant in the anthill.
C)operant conditioning.
D)an innate knowledge of where the sugar can be found.
E)a pheromone pathway laid down by previous ants.

• A)chance alone.
• B)a dance done by an ant in the anthill.
• C)operant conditioning.
• D)an innate knowledge of where the sugar can be found.
• E)a pheromone pathway laid down by previous ants.

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Definitions:

Secondary Circular Reaction

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where infants repeat actions that are pleasurable or produce interesting results, typically occurring from 4 to 8 months of age.

Primary Circular Reaction

An early developmental stage where infants repeat an action that they accidentally discovered, focusing on their own body.

Tertiary Circular Reaction

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development during which toddlers experiment with new behaviors to see the outcomes, typically observed around 12 to 18 months of age.

Invention

The creation of a new device, method, or process, developed from study and experimentation.