Many Farmers Place Scarecrows Out into Their Fields to Keep

question 90

Multiple Choice

Many farmers place scarecrows out into their fields to keep the crows away. Initially the crows will stay out of the field when they see the "person" in the middle of the field. After a few weeks, the farmer notices the crows are perching in his cornfield. Why didn't placing the scarecrow in the field work over a long period of time?

• A)Crows are too smart to be fooled by a scarecrow.
• B)Crows will land on anything as long as it doesn't move.
• C)Crows have become habituated to the scarecrow and no longer avoid it.
• D)Crows grew too hungry and are willing to risk danger in order to eat.

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Definitions:

Implicit Memory

A type of memory that allows people to perform tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.

Explicit Memories

Facts and events that a person can actively remember on their own.

Conscious Memories

Memories that are easily recalled and explicitly known, forming part of our conscious experience.

Echoic

Pertaining to or characterized by echo; in psychology, it refers to the sensory memory of auditory stimuli.