Which of the Following Is Not a Modal Action Pattern

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a modal action pattern?

• A)the startle response of rats
• B)the beak-pecking behavior of herring gull chicks
• C)the nest building behaviors of male sticklebacks
• D)the courtship interactions of ring doves.

Comprehend the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious levels of the mind.

Identify Freud's psychosexual stages of development and their order.

Recognize defense mechanisms and their role in psychodynamic theory.

Understand the significance of dreams and Freudian slips within psychodynamic theory.

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