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===Supernormal stimuli===
When conducting further experiments, scientists came across the idea of [[Supernormal stimulus|supernormal stimuli]]. [[Nikolaas Tinbergen]] found that incubating geese when given the choice between performing the egg-rolling FAP with an egg versus a full-sized volleyball, they chose the volleyball. These supernormal stimuli, although not naturally occurring, gave insight into the process of natural selection and how it may be that some stimulus features such as the size of the egg result in andan increased ability to trigger a FAP.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last1=Gould |first1=James |title=Ethology: The Mechanisms and Evolution of Behavior |date=1983 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons Ltd}}</ref>
 
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