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Innate Behaviour
Fixed action pattern resists learning changes. A behaviour that is innate, stereotyped and expressed without learning is a fixed action pattern. Such sequences are typically triggered by a sign stimulus and, once initiated, proceed in a highly stereotyped manner.
Innate Behaviour
Red cue releases territorial attack in sticklebacks. The red belly of a male stickleback acts as a sign stimulus that releases a stereotyped aggressive response. A comparable example is a chick opening its gape in response to a parental feeding cue. This is an innate stimulus-response pattern rather than learned conditioning.
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- ✓Fixed action pattern resists learning changes
- ✓Red cue releases territorial attack in sticklebacks
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