Question

Toefl听力中,曾经听到描述动物的现象,就是当动物碰到相互矛盾的事情,会选择去做第三种事情,

Answer 1

Displacement Activity

出自托福第4套TPO第一篇Lecture(Biology)

This kind of behavior,this doing something that seems completely out of place,is what we call a ‘Displacement Activity’.Displacement activities are activities that animal’s engaging in when they have conflicting drives.If we take our example from a minute ago,if the bird is afraid of its mate,it’s conflicted.It wants to mate but it’s also afraid and wants to run away.So,instead,it starts grooming itself.

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