Question

For each scenario, write the stimulus and response. Then, identify it as an internal or external stimulus.2A: A deer freezes when it senses a cougar near by. 2B: An elephant herd heads for a water hole when they get thirsty.

Answer 1

2A: The stimulus is the cougar and the response is the freezing by the deer. In this case the stimulus is external.

2B: In this case the stimulus is the thirst itself, therefore, it is internal. The response is the action of the herd heading to a water hole.