Animal Behavior Quiz

Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation of hibernation?

• Hibernation is a state of greatly reduced body activity, used to conserve food stored in the body.

• Hibernation is the movement of animals from one place to another in response to season changes.

• Hibernation is a behavioral process whereby adults of the same species attract each other for a potential mate.

• Hibernation is a social behavior in which certain animals travel together in groups to protect each other.

Examine the pictures below. In which picture are the animals most likely displaying courtship?

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Imprinting and conditioning would both be classified as which type of behaviors…

• Inherited behaviors

• Innate Behaviors

• Learned Behaviors

• None of the above

Read each of the following behavioral responses. Which is an example of an inherited behavior?

• Chimpanzee using small sticks to dig for insects

• A young whale beginning to swim

• A child understanding that a hot stove will burn his hand

• A young lion catching his prey on the third trial

Which of the following is the best description of conditioning?

• A behavior in which newborn animals recognize and follow the first moving object they see

• A behavior in which an animal learns that a particular stimulus and its response to that stimulus will lead to a good result only.

• A behavior in which an animal learns that a particular stimulus and its response to that stimulus will lead to a bad result only.

• A behavior in which an animal learns that a particular stimulus and its response to that stimulus will lead to a good or bad result.

Which of the following statements distinguishes an inherited behavior from a learned behavior

• A learned behavior passes from the parent to offspring and is with the animal from birth while an inherited behavior is the result of direction observations or experiences.

• An inherited behavior passes from the parent to offspring and is with the animal from birth while a learned behavior is the result of direct observation or experience.

• Both learned and inherited behaviors pass from the parent to the offspring.

• Both learned and inherited behaviors are the result of direct observation or experience.

A trainer using fish to reward a dolphin that jumps through a hoop is an example of

• imprinting
• conditioning
• trial and error
• insight

A chick following a lawnmower because it was the first moving object it ever saw is an example of

• imprinting
• conditioning
• trial and error
• insight

Why is a spider spinning a web an innate 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.

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A gymnast learning how to do a cartwheel is an example of

• imprinting
• conditioning
• trial and error
• insight