2023 Animal Science 1 - 7.00

What is the characteristic of instinctive/innate behavior?

• It is learned through experience

• It is rigid and predictable

• It can change if the environment changes

• It involves conditioning

What is imprinting in animals?

• Attaching to or adopting another animal or object as a companion or parent

• Learning through observation

• Conditioning a certain response with a certain stimulus

• Learning through play

How can scared behavior be identified in animals?

• Stiff stance and baring teeth

• Relaxed and alert appearance

• Avoiding direct eye contact and laying ears flat

• Standing, sitting, or lying with a comfortable appearance

What does territorial aggression in animals refer to?

• Defense reaction to being harmed

• Pack instinct and social status of the group

• Protective nature of its environment, owner, offspring, or food

• Predator instinct turning aggressive behaviors on the owner

What is the flight zone of an animal?

• Zone that decreases when an animal becomes excited

• Area where the animal is most comfortable

• Invisible area maintained from a human/stimulus

• Area where the animal feels threatened

Where is the point of balance in animals located?

• At the animal's tail

• At the animal's head

• At the animal's hip

• At the animal's shoulder

What does positive reinforcement in behavior modification do?

• Adds a stimulus to increase behavior

• Removes a stimulus to increase behavior

• Adds a stimulus to decrease behavior

• Removes a stimulus to decrease behavior

What does negative reinforcement in behavior modification do?

• Removes a stimulus to increase behavior

• Adds a stimulus to increase behavior

• Adds a stimulus to decrease behavior

• Removes a stimulus to decrease behavior

What does positive punishment in behavior modification involve?

• Removing a stimulus to increase behavior

• Removing a stimulus to decrease behavior

• Adding a stimulus to increase behavior

• Adding a stimulus to decrease behavior

What does negative punishment in behavior modification involve?

• Adding a stimulus to decrease behavior

• Adding a stimulus to increase behavior

• Removing a stimulus to decrease behavior

• Removing a stimulus to increase behavior