Multiple choice

The rats espousing to swim near the edge of a water maze is a typical example of

  1. Gravitaxis

  2. Thigmotaxis

  3. Thermotaxis

  4. Rheotaxis

  5. Phonotaxis

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Thigmotaxis is the movement of an organism either towards or away from the stimulus of physical contact or to the proximity of a physical discontinuity in the environment.the most prominent example can be observed in rats espousing to swim near the edge of a water maze).