Playing on our instincts: Psychology professor says 'supernormal stimuli' drive many unnatural urges

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have long known that lab animals` behavior can be manipulated by artificially stimulating their natural instincts. Over-stimulating animals can provoke such extreme responses that they end up preferring artificial objects to the natural ones for which the instincts were designed.

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