a behavior pattern that occurs in response to a stimulus and that achieves the satisfaction of a specific drive, as the eating of captured prey by a hungry predator (distinguished from appetitive behavior).

What are Consummatory responses?

the final response in a natural chain of behaviors directed toward achieving a goal. For example, eating (to reduce hunger) is the final act of the sequence of responses involved in foraging for food, and copulation (to reduce the sex drive) is the final act of sexual behavior.

What is appetitive behavior example?

[ə′ped·ə·tiv bi′hāv·yər] (zoology) Any behavior that increases the probability that an animal will be able to satisfy a need; for example, a hungry animal will move around to find food.