Acquired releasing mechanism

Japanese: 獲得性解発機構 - かくとくせいかいはつきこう
Acquired releasing mechanism

…Releasers are diverse, including body shape, color, behavior, pronunciation (voice), and chemical substances, but are genetically determined for each stage and species. When the releaser cannot be obtained without learning, it is called an acquired (or learned) releasing mechanism. If the central nervous system is in a highly activated state, but a releaser is not found, a reaction may occur without any stimulus (vacuum reaction). …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "acquired releasing mechanism" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…リリーサーは,体形,体色,行為,発音(声),化学物質など多様だが,それぞれの段階ごと,種ごとに遺伝的に決まっている。リリーサーを学習しなければ得られないような場合は獲得性(あるいは習得性)解発機構と呼ばれる。中枢が著しく活性化した状態にありながら,リリーサーが見当たらないと,刺激がないまま反応(真空反応)が生ずる場合もある。…

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