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An Experimental Study of Fear: Test of An Alleged Innate Sign Stimulus

Abstract

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The purpose of the present study was to test the Tinbergen hypothesis that specifically shaped sign stimuli innately arouse fear behavior in certain species of birds.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Education (MEd)
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Education
Year
1964

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Dawson, Paul
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Jack J. Crawford
  • Gerald E. Gage
  • Persis T. Sturges

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
English

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/391
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-1405

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2026-07-24
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citation

Dawson, Paul. An Experimental Study of Fear: Test of An Alleged Innate Sign Stimulus. 1964. https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/391