displacement activity

English - Turkish

Definition of displacement activity in English Turkish dictionary

Related Terms

activity displacement

bir aktivitenin başka bir aktiviteyle yer değiştirmesi

English - English

Definition of displacement activity in English English dictionary

Performance by an animal of an act inappropriate for the stimulus or stimuli that evoked it. It usually occurs when an animal is torn between two conflicting drives, such as fear and aggression. Displacement activities often consist of comfort movements (e.g., grooming, scratching)

Hyphenation

dis·place·ment ac·ti·vi·ty

Turkish pronunciation

dîspleysmınt äktîvıti

Pronunciation

/dəsˈplāsmənt akˈtəvətē/ /dɪsˈpleɪsmənt ækˈtɪvətiː/