Introduction to Animal Learning

Learning is a fundamental process of adapting to the _________

• environment

• television

• calendar

• pencil

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Animals acquire new behaviors through different types of _________.

• conditioning

• hibernation

• migration

• digestion

Animals change their actions based on experience through a process called:

• Migration

• Learning

• Hibernation

• Growth

What is learning? It is a relatively ________ change in behavior.

• permanent

• temporary

• sudden

• random

Learning occurs through ________ and practice.

• experience

• imagination

• luck

• guesswork

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Learning helps animals ________ and adapt to their environment.

• survive

• hibernate

• migrate

• sleep

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Learning involves changes in neural connections and ________ processes.

• brain

• chemical

• mechanical

• digestive

Learning something new can involve acquiring a skill, a sport, or a new behavior. What is this process usually like?

• Challenging and rewarding

• Always easy

• Boring

• Unnecessary

Who developed classical conditioning in the early 1900s?

• B.F. Skinner

• Ivan Pavlov

• John Watson

• Sigmund Freud

Classical conditioning involves learning through ________.

• association

• observation

• punishment

• imitation