Mammal behaviors

A mother is born knowing how to nurse her puppies. This is an example of which type of behavior?

• reflex
• trial and error
• Instinct
• reasoning

A bird building its nest perfectly the first time is an example of 

• reasoning
• trial & error
• instinct
• reflex

In the park, you noticed a girl throwing a stick for her dog to fetch.  The dog ran and got the stick every time.  This is an example of

• Instinct
• conditioning
• reflex
• reasoning

Which of the following is an example of an animal showing an instinctive behavior?

• a dog sitting on command when the owner says, "Sit!"
• a woman sneezing when she gets pepper in her nose
• a bird building a perfect nest the first time it tries
• a bear sitting in a cave to keep from getting wet in a rain storm

Why is a spider spinning a web an instinctive behavior?

• It learns how to spin the web from its mother.
• It learns how to spin a web through insight learning.  
• It is born knowing how to spin a web.
• It learns how to spin a web through observational learning.

In _____, an animal uses what it already knows to figure out a new problem

• imprinting
• conditioning
• instinct learning
• insight learning

When you learned to ride a bike, you became better the more you practiced. This is called ____ learning.

• insight
• behavioral
• trial-and-error
• instinct

Quickly removing your hand from a hot object without having to think about it is an example of:

• Instinct
• Reflex
• Trial & Error
• Insight (Reasoning)

A rat figuring out how to successfully navigate through a maze is an example of:

• Instinct
• Reflex
• Trial & Error
• Insight (Reasoning)

An automatic response that does not involve a message from the brain.

• Reflex
• Instinct
• Trial and Error
• Conditioning