Most Mammals Have Relatively Few Offspring but Sometimes Spend Years

question 82

Multiple Choice

Most mammals have relatively few offspring but sometimes spend years caring for each one.Which trade-off in terms of energy investment are these mammals making?

• A) They invest in parental care as opposed to high fecundity.
• B) They invest in high fecundity as opposed to parental care.
• C) They invest in personal survival as opposed to parental care.
• D) They invest in individual growth as opposed to parental care.
• E) They invest in individual growth as opposed to high fecundity.

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Definitions:

Delayed Conditioning

A classical conditioning procedure in which the conditioned stimulus is initiated before the unconditioned stimulus and both stimuli end at the same time.

Temporal Conditioning

is a type of classical conditioning where a stimulus is presented at regular intervals, leading to an anticipatory response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

An event or circumstance that automatically triggers a naturally occurring response without any prior learning.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a specific stimulus as a result of conditioning.