Meaning fixed action pattern
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fixed action patternA highly stereotypical behavior that is innate and must be carried to completion once initiated.
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fixed action patternAn ethological term for a sequence of responses, usually but not necessarily produced by a releaser, the consistent patterning of which cannot be attributed to the operation of an operant chain. When [..]
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fixed action patternAs conceived by human ethologists, an innate sequence of behaviour released by a key stimulus of an innate releasing mechanism.
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