If a scientist is conducting a study of how an animal's senses provide a physiological basis for a particular behavior,what type of causation is she exploring?
A)ultimate causation
B)proximate causation
C)stereotyped causation
D)ethnological causation
E)fixed action pattern causation

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Proximate causation refers to the immediate mechanisms that underlie a particular behavior or physiological process. In this case, the scientist is studying how an animal's senses (proximate cause) relate to a particular behavior (ultimate cause). The other choices (stereotyped, ethnological, and fixed action pattern causation) do not directly address the relationship between senses and behavior.

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