Instincts are characteristics of one species that are innate and organized. A fixed action pattern (FAP) is a description of certain instinctive behavior. What is the best description of a fixed action pattern?
A)It is an innate response to a certain stimuli
B)It is the failure of an organism to respond to certain stimuli
C)It is a behavioral sequence that is unlearned and runs to completion
D)It is the action in the brain that triggers instinctive behavior in response to certain stimuli

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A fixed action pattern is an instinctive behavioral sequence that is innate, indivisible, and runs to completion. Mating dances of birds are FAPs; a yawn that triggers observers to yawn is a human FAP.

Instincts Are Characteristics of One Species That Are Innate and Organized