orientating response

noun

An animal's response to a stimulus in which the animal moves in a way that allows it to better evaluate the nature of the stimulus. It can then better respond to danger through "fight or flight".

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Meanings

nounorientating response (plural orientating responses)

plural orientating responses

  1. biologyAn animal's response to a stimulus in which the animal moves in a way that allows it to better evaluate the nature of the stimulus. It can then better respond to danger through "fight or flight".
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