The Fitness of an Organism Includes Any of These Behaviors

question 26

Multiple Choice

The fitness of an organism includes any of these behaviors except

• A) the learned behaviors that animals develop from experience in accessing needed resources.
• B) an animal's behaviors that promote survival and reproductive success of itself and its kin.
• C) behaviors associated with courtship, sexual selection, and mating.
• D) the set of innate behaviors in which animals respond to stimuli.
• E) the altruistic behaviors, which place an animal at additional risk for the good of others.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Therapy

A psychological treatment method that aims to change unhelpful or destructive thought patterns.

Aversive Conditioning

A behavior modification technique where an undesirable behavior is paired with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce or eliminate that behavior.

Unconditioned Stimuli

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers an unconditioned response without prior conditioning.

Ethical Reasons

Justifications for actions or decisions based on moral principles and values.