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In MacLean, Merritt, and Brannon's Research Experiment on Lemurs, Subjects

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In MacLean, Merritt, and Brannon's research experiment on lemurs, subjects were given a reinforcer provided they chose the higher ranking item in a pair. Given that A>B, B>C, C>D, D>E, and E>F, then how did a ring-tailed lemur (a social animal) respond when asked to choose between B and F?


Definitions:

Subtle Form

An indirect or not immediately obvious manner of manifestation or expression.

Identification

A psychological process in which an individual assimilates attributes, beliefs, or standards of another person or group, often serving as a role model.

Fight-or-flight Response

An automatic physiological reaction to perceived harmful events, attacks, or threats to survival, prompting either combat or retreat.

Walter Cannon

A physiologist known for his work on the fight or flight response and for coining the term 'homeostasis' to describe the process of maintaining internal stability in an organism.

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