Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 43.4, Problem 1BC
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Predators learn to avoid bad-tasting prey by habituation, classical conditioning, or by operant conditioning.
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Predators are those animals who feed on other animals or prey.
An organism learns to ignore a repeated stimulus in habituation. It is a psychological and simplest form of the learning process. During habitat, fewer neurotransmitters are free on the synapse.
A volunteer response comes to be linked with a stimulus (e.g. food) that did not formerly provoke the response in classical conditioning.
A process of learning that takes place through punishments for behavior and rewards is called operant conditioning. It is also called trial-and-error learning.
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