a defence reaction to adverse stimuli when another is absent. This bias determines the rate of learning an organism may demonstrate for escapism if he is exposed to aversive stimuli.
SPECIES-SPECIFIC DEFENSE REACTION (SSDR): "Species specific defence reaction is a defence reaction to averse stimuli when another stimuli is absent."
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