Behaviors

Some likenesses between parents and offspring are learned. Which of the following is a learned behavior in dogs?

• eating
• running
• barking
• shaking hands 

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Which is an example of a learned behavior?

• blinking
• riding a bike
• swallowing
• crying

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What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?

• eye color
• tongue rolling
• handedness
• language

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Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? 
Sally likes playing catch.

• inherited trait
• learned behavior

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Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? 
Cheetahs have a long tail.

• inherited trait
• learned behavior

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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.

The way an organism interacts with other organisms and its environment.

• Innate Behavior
• Reflex
• Behavior
• Instinct

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

• Reflex
• Innate Behavior
• Trial and Error
• Conditioning

This type of behavior develops during an organisms lifetime. They are not born with it.

• Learned Behavior
• Innate Behavior
• Reflex
• Instinct

Dr. Watson scared a human infant to be afraid of a cute stuffed animal.

• Conditioning
• Reflex
• Trial and Error
• Insight

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