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DISPLACEMENT ACTIVITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
DEF

... the apparently irrelevant movements which often appear when motivational tendencies are in conflict and more or less evenly balanced.

CONT

... a bird directs a certain behavior at an object to which it does not normally respond. ... any such behavior is called a redirected activity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
DEF

Activité qui se manifeste chez un sujet en situation conflictuelle et sans rapport avec les tendances incompatibles en jeu. (UNICO, 1977, p. 229).

CONT

Parfois les animaux se trouvant dans des situations contradictoires offrent un comportement qui apparaît sans rapport avec les tendances en conflit. [...] Ces activités [...] sont généralement groupées sous la rubrique d'activités de déplacement. (HINCO, 1975, p. 479).

Spanish

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