Spam Is Considered a Global Success Because

question 48

Multiple Choice

Spam is considered a global success because:

• A) it makes lots of money for the creators of it
• B) it stems from virtually everywhere on the globe
• C) it impacts local communities and it does not affect larger countries
• D) it subverts the paradigm

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Definitions:

Instinctive Behavior

Actions or reactions that an organism is born with, such as reflexes and fixed action patterns, that are not learned.

Sign Stimulus

A distinctive environmental event that can activate the innate releasing mechanism (IRM) and release a fixed action pattern.

Fixed Action Pattern

A sequence of innate, unchangeable behaviors that is triggered by a specific stimulus and will be carried out to completion once started.

Action Specific Energy

A concept in ethology suggesting that certain behaviors build up energy within an organism, which then seeks release through specific actions.