Some Cats "Play" with a Mouse Before Killing It

question 95

Multiple Choice

 Some cats "play" with a mouse before killing it. How can this kind of behavior best be explained?

• A) The cat's perverse pleasure in prolonging the mouse's pain
• B) An instinctive need for additional pursuit behaviors prior to eating
• C) A conflict between attack and escape behaviors
• D) Regression to infantile patterns of activity in the hippocampus

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Distributive Negotiation

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Binding Decision

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Neutral Third Party

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