Imagine You Are a Male Three-Spined Stickleback (A Fish)

question 67

Multiple Choice

Imagine you are a male three-spined stickleback (a fish) .You come across a nest of unfertilized three-spined stickleback eggs and you can't help but do a particular dance and then go ahead and fertilize the eggs.Which theory of motivation accounts for your behavior?

• A) arousal theory
• B) behavioral doctrine
• C) drive reduction theory
• D) instinct doctrine

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