Ethologists refer to an unlearned response that is triggered by a simple stimulus as a(n):

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Ethologists use the term fixed action pattern to describe an instinctive or unlearned response that is triggered by a specific, often simple, stimulus. Variable action patterns refer to more complex and flexible behaviors that may be learned or modified through experience. Instinctual pattern is not a term typically used by ethologists. A conditioned response pattern refers specifically to a learned response that is acquired through classical conditioning.

Ethologists Refer to an Unlearned Response That Is Triggered by a Simple