Which Animal Best Demonstrates the Innate Component of Navigation

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which animal best demonstrates the innate component of navigation?

• A) Pigeons
• B) Monarch butterflies
• C) European starlings
• D) Honeybees

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Definitions:

Sensation

The process by which sensory receptors and the nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from the environment.

Neurons

The basic working units of the brain, specialized cells designed to transmit information to other nerve cells, muscle, or gland cells.

Signal-Detection Experiment

A methodology in psychology that measures the ability to differentiate between information-bearing patterns and random patterns that distract from the information.

False Alarms

Instances in signal detection when a non-target stimulus is incorrectly identified as a target, leading to erroneous responses.