The "Confusion Effect" Occurs ____

question 58

Multiple Choice

The "confusion effect" occurs ____.  

• A) when one animal flees a threat and others in the group do the same
• B) when animals group and present a solid front to predators
• C) when there is a "selfish herd"
• D) in a hierarchal living group
• E) in the mimicking of another species to escape predation

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Definitions:

Synaptogenesis

The formation of synapses between neurons in the brain, a critical process in the development of neural networks and learning.

Habituate

To become accustomed to something through repeated exposure or experience.

Learning Language

The process by which individuals acquire the ability to perceive, produce, and use words to understand and communicate with others.

Experience-dependent Development

The process by which individual experiences, such as learning, directly influence and shape the development of neural connections and behavior.