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 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.

What does appetitive behavior mean?

noun Ethology. activity that increases the likelihood of satisfying a specific need, as restless searching for food by a hungry predator (distinguished from consummatory behavior).