The Results of a Study by Pellis and His Colleagues

question 23

Multiple Choice

The results of a study by Pellis and his colleagues suggest that cats that appear to be playing with mice are,in fact,

• A) on drugs.
• B) playing with mice.
• C) vacillating between attack and defense.
• D) vacillating between predatory and social aggression.
• E) vacillating between lateral attack and boxing.

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