Graduate student Alina is observing stereotypy behavior in response to psychostimulant administration to collect data for her upcoming thesis defense. What is an example of a behavior that she will classify as a stereotypy?

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Repetitive grooming is an example of stereotypy behavior, which is a repetitive, invariant pattern of behavior with no obvious goal or function. This type of behavior is often observed in response to psychostimulant administration.

Graduate Student Alina Is Observing Stereotypy Behavior in Response to Psychostimulant