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Evolutionary trap: a situation where an organism, due to a change in its environment (often human-induced), makes a decision that was once adaptive but now leads to a maladaptive outcome, even though better alternatives exist.
Stimulus: a detectable change in an organism's internal or external environment that triggers a response.
Supernormal stimulus: a stimulus that elicits a response more strongly than the natural stimulus for which it evolved.
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Evolutionary trap: a situation where an organism, due to a change in its environment (often human-induced), makes a decision that was once adaptive but now leads to a maladaptive outcome, even though better alternatives exist.
Stimulus: a detectable change in an organism's internal or external environment that triggers a response.
Supernormal stimulus: a stimulus that elicits a response more strongly than the natural stimulus for which it evolved.
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If you like what we do, you can help us!
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- Buy our merch: http://dftba.com/minuteearth
- Buy our book: https://minuteearth.com/books
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