MCAT QOTD: Learning and Behavior
A group of crows convene by the side of the highway to feed on the ground. Initially, these animals fly away at trucks whizzing by them, but they generally decrease this response with exposure. After a cold winter, birds return to the same field to feed. A truck whizzes by and the birds fly away.
This is an example of…
Habituation
Spontaneous recovery
Sensitization
Dishabituation
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