Escape response
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Escape response, escape reaction, or escape behavior is a mechanism by which animals avoid potential predation. It consists of a rapid sequence of movements, or lack of movement, that position the ani
Recent research suggests that the escape response in Musca domestica may be controlled by the compound eyes.
Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) avoid predation using a freezing behaviour. Some cuttlefish also use a jet-driven escape response.
Operant conditioning
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Operant conditioning, also called instrumental conditioning, is a learning process in which voluntary behaviors are modified by association with the addition of reward or aversive stimuli. The frequen
Escape response
…exhibit behaviors that fall into a startle or avoidance response. The avoidance response is a form of negative reinforcement which is learned through operant conditioning. This response is usually beneficial, as it reduces risk of injury or death for animals, also because it is an adaptive response and can change as the…
B.F. Skinner at the Harvard Psychology Department, c. 1950