In Pavlov's dog experiment, he tested classic conditioning by:

teaching them to salivate at the ringing of a bell

putting them in a pen with a lever they could push for food

puting them in a maze with food at the end or with no food at the end.

imprinting the puppies with a mama cat

Why is a spider spinning a web an innate behavior?

It is born knowing how to spin a web.

It learns how to spin the web from its mother.

It learns how to spin a web through insight learning.

It learns how to spin a web through observational learning.

Which of the following best describes a social behavior?

An animal defending its territory.

A female is more likely to select a...

Peacock with large, bright feathers

Peacock with small, dull feathers

A scientist observes a pair of bald eagles as they raise their chicks. The adult eagles fly from the nest to a nearby lake, where they hunt for fish. Which question would the scientist MOST LIKELY ask to determine whether fishing is an instinct or a learned behavior in bald eagles?

Will the adult eagles show the chicks how to fish?

Do the eagles eat anything other than fish?

How old are the chicks when they start to fish?

How is an instinct different from a learned behavior?

A scientist observes trees along a coast. the trunks of the trees bend away from the coast. Which is the BEST question the scientist could ask to determine whether the bending of the tree trunks is an inherited or an acquired physical trait?

If seeds from the trees are planted away from the coast, do they grow up with bent trunks?

Do the trees have flowers or cones?

If young trees are given extra water, do they grow up with bent trunks?

A student observes monkeys at a zoo. A zookeeper brings a tub of melons. The monkeys race to the tub and eat the melons. Which question would the student MOST LIKELY ask to determine whether eating melons is an instinct or a learned behavior in these monkeys?

How does a new monkey react the first time it sees the melons?

What do the monkeys eat in nature?

Are melons a regular part of the monkeys' diet?

Are learned behaviors more important than instincts for monkeys?

A student gives a toy to a cat. The cat rolls and plays with the toy. Which is the BEST question the student could ask to determine whether playing with toys is an instinct or a learned behavior in cats?

When the cat was young, did ti see its mother play with toys?

Does the cat play with the toy every day?

Do the cat's brothers and sisters also play with toys?

A frog lives in a pond in the northern portion of the United States. Why does the frog bury itself in the mud at the bottom of the pond during the winter months?

to hibernate during cold weather

to camouflage itself from predators

What adaptation allows humans to exercise for long periods of time without overheating?

Getting thirsty and drinking water lets us sweat and cool down.

Getting hungry and eating food cools us down.

Getting tired and taking a rest.

Breathing deeply lets us cool down.

Which of these is a learned behavior for a crow?

choosing a different mate each spring

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the science of animal behavior

ethology

instinct

colony

cecum

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the ability of an animal, based on its genetic makeup, to respond to an environmental stimulus

instinct

thology

imprinting

intelligence

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a kind of behavior common to some newly hatched birds or newly born animals that causes them to adopt the first person, animal, or object they see as their parent

imprinting

colony

scout bees

stallion

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the ability to learn

intelligence

instinct

imprinting

ethology

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process of learning by associating a certain response with a certain stimulus

conditioning

cloning

colony

cecum

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how animals act when they interact with each other

social behavior

ingestive behavior

ruminants

grubs

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The manipulation of information by the mind is called:

Operant conditioning

polyandrous

imprinting

cognition

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Animal Behavior Exam

the science of animal behavior

the ability of an animal, based on its genetic makeup, to respond to an environmental stimulus

a kind of behavior common to some newly hatched birds or newly born animals that causes them to adopt the first person, animal, or object they see as their parent

the ability to learn

process of learning by associating a certain response with a certain stimulus

how animals act when they interact with each other

The manipulation of information by the mind is called:

Behavior which benefits another organism and seems to give no gain the the benefactor is called:

Songs, sounds, chemical, and vocalizations are used in the animal kingdom to:

The training of animals usually involves ____.

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