When a goose spots an egg outside of its nest, the goose gets out of the nest and rolls the egg back. Once started, a goose continues the egg-retrieval movement all the way back to the nest, even if the egg is taken away during the process. This is called:

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Russell Frank

22 August, 15:52

When a goose spots an egg outside of its nest, the goose gets out of the nest and rolls the egg back. Once started, a goose continues the egg-retrieval movement all the way back to the nest, even if the egg is taken away during the process. This is called:

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Kathy Curry · Answer 1

Answer: A Fixed Action Pattern

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A fixed action pattern is an ethological term and off course a natural activity pattern that causes animals to act in a specific behavior pattern distinctive to their species. It is a pattern that is relatively unchangeable within the species and usually ends even when it is interrupted. You can say that, it is innate releasing mechanism or network where sign stimulus exists, once released from neural network; fixed action pattern leads to completion as well.