WorksheetsAnimal Behavior
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A cat is stalking a mouse. What is the stimulus for this behavior?
a)
food (prey)
b)
avoiding predation
c)
seasonal change
d)
reproduction
2.
Why is a spider spinning a web an innate behavior?
a)
It learns how to spin the web from its mother.
b)
It learns how to spin a web through insight learning.
c)
It is born knowing how to spin a web.
d)
It learns how to spin a web through observational learning.
3.
Which of the following terms is another term for innate?
a)
instinct
b)
learned
c)
trial and error
d)
copying
4.
A rabbit is running away from a fox. What is the stimulus for this behavior?
a)
avoiding a predator
b)
food
c)
migration
d)
estivation
5.
A mother is born knowing how to nurse her puppies. This is an example of which type of behavior?
a)
learned
b)
trial and error
c)
operant conditioning
d)
Innate
6.
Getting use to something after being exposed to it for a long period of time is an example of which type of learned behavior?
a)
insight learning
b)
playing
c)
habituation
d)
observational learning
7.
Animals often develop new behaviors from past experiences. Which type of learned behavior is this?
a)
Insight learning
b)
Operant conditioning
c)
Habituation
d)
Playing
8.
Which type of behavior is most likely to occur due to a seasonal change stimulus?
a)
migration
b)
estivation
c)
reproduction
d)
social grooming
9.
Which of the following best describes a social behavior?
a)
One monkey grooming another.
b)
A predator chasing prey.
c)
An animal defending its territory.
d)
An animal hibernating.
10.
Which of the following terms best describes insight learning?
a)
trial and error
b)
copying
c)
mimicry
d)
observing
11.
Migration is an innate behavior.
a)
true
b)
false
12.
Which of the following is an example of an animal using chemical communication?
a)
pheromone production
b)
social grooming
c)
making an alarm call
d)
showing teeth as a sign of agression
13.
Operant conditioning is an example of which type of enrichment?
a)
food related
b)
novel object
c)
sensory
d)
training
14.
If an animal has a highly developed sense of smell, what would be an effective form of enrichment?
a)
adding scents into the enclosure
b)
placing a novel object into the enclosure
c)
adding a climbing object to the enclosure
d)
wildlife sound recordings
15.
Which of the following is an example of an environmental enrichment?
a)
Adding new surfaces, swings, and climbing structures to an enclosure.
b)
Adding different scents to the enclosure.
c)
Adding new toys to the enclosure.
d)
Spreading food around the enclosure.
16.
What are the 2 most important parts of behavioral husbandry?
a)
training and punishment
b)
rewards and punishment
c)
training and enrichment
d)
rewards and enrichment
17.
Why is it important to make enrichments specific for different animal species?
a)
to promote natural behaviors seen in the wild
b)
to make it more entertaining for zoo guests to watch
c)
to help animals perform tricks
d)
to make it more entertaining for keepers
18.
A clicker or target ball is often used a stimulus for which method of learning behaviors?
a)
operant conditioning
b)
trial and error
c)
innate learning
d)
habituation
19.
Operant conditioning only occurs in domestic animals such as pets.
a)
true
b)
false
20.
A way of learning that involves a reward or punishment is called?
a)
observational learning
b)
operant conditioning
c)
habituation
d)
playing
21.
Animals that wrestle together and practice hunting skills learn which method?
a)
habituation
b)
insight learning
c)
operant conditioning
d)
playing
22.
An animal that develops behaviors based on past mistakes and rewards is learning using which method?
a)
insight learning
b)
habitation
c)
observational
d)
playing
23.
Wolves hunt in packs. Therefore, they rely on which type of behavior to find food?
a)
mimicry
b)
camouflage
c)
predation defense
d)
cooperative behavior
24.
Why is it important to include environmental enrichments such as swings, places to hide, and climbing structures?
a)
Allows the animal to use all of its senses.
b)
Allows the animal to sleep more comfortably.
c)
It provides the animal with choices and control over its environment.
d)
It provides the animal with novel objects.
25.
An octopus can change its color to match its surroundings. This is an example of which type of behavior?
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
cooperative behavior
d)
estivation
26.
An octopus can change its color to match its surroundings. This is an example of which type of behavior?
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
cooperative behavior
d)
estivation
27.
Michael went to the circus and saw a seal balance a beach ball on its nose. This is an example of a...
a)
instinct
b)
mimicry
c)
camouflage
d)
learned behavior
28.
Once Pavlov's dogs learned to salivate to the sound of a tuning fork, the tuning fork was a(n)
a)
unconditioned stimulus
b)
neutral stimulus
c)
conditioned stimulus
d)
unconditioned response
29.
Latent learning is best described by which of the following?
a)
innate responses of an organism preventing new learning and association
b)
learning that occurs in the absence of rewards
c)
delayed responses that occur when new stimuli are paired with familiar ones
d)
unconscious meaning that is attributed to new response patterns
30.
What is an instinct?
a)
Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
b)
A natural behavior that an organism inherits.
c)
A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.
31.
What is a learned behavior?
a)
Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
b)
A natural behavior that an organism inherits.
c)
A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.
32.
The behavior of some animals to attract other animals
a)
Courtship
b)
Dating
c)
Showing off
d)
Hibernation
33.
Instincts ...
a)
Can be controlled
b)
Cannot be controlled
c)
It depends on the instinct
34.
Which is an example of courtship?
a)
A peacock shows off his feathers
b)
A rabbit runs away from a wolf
c)
A bear hibernates
d)
Bees communicating with phromones
35.
Territory is...
a)
Space
b)
Food
c)
Mates
36.
Traveling to a different region during different times of the year
a)
Migration
b)
Communication
c)
Hibernation
d)
Competition
37.
Hibernation is a...
a)
Resting state
b)
Active state
38.
Hibernation helps an animal survive...
a)
Cold weather
b)
Warm weather
39.
A female is more likely to select a...
a)
Peacock with large, bright feathers
b)
Peacock with small, dull feathers
40.
Birds can only recognize mating calls of other birds of the same species.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Which of the following changes take place during hibernation?
a)
body temperature drops
b)
heart rate decreses
c)
breathing rate slows
d)
all of these changes take place
42.
The instinct that causes an animal to establish and defend an area from other members of the same species.
a)
aggression
b)
territoriality
c)
circadian rhythm
d)
dominance hierarchy
43.
Male deer fighting is an example of
a)
intersexual courtship behavior
b)
migration
c)
territoriality
d)
intrasexual courtship behavior
44.
An animal trying to intimidate another member of the same species is
a)
aggression
b)
territoriality
c)
courtship behavior
d)
circadian rhythm
45.
Which of the following is most similar to hibernation?
a)
migration
b)
estivation
c)
territoriality
d)
courtship behavior
46.
A cat is stalking a mouse. What is the stimulus for this behavior?
a)
food (prey)
b)
avoiding predation
c)
seasonal change
d)
reproduction
47.
The way an animal responds to its environment
a)
Behavior
b)
Adaptation
c)
Migration
d)
Communication
48.
A behavior that you are not born with, that is controlled by the environment is called
a)
Innate behavior
b)
Learned behavior
49.
A behavior that you are born with is called...
a)
Innate behavior
b)
Learned behavior
50.
What is it called when a newborn animal recognizes and foollows the first moving object it sees?
a)
shivering
b)
inherited behaviors
c)
instincts
d)
imprinting
51.
Which scientist discovered classical conditioning in dogs?
a)
Konrad Lorenz
b)
Ivan Pavlov
c)
B.K. Skinner
d)
Karl Frish
52.
Which scientist studied imprinting in geese?
a)
Konrad Lorenz
b)
Ivan Pavlov
c)
B.F. Skinner
d)
Karl Frish
53.
Every time someone flushes a toilet in the apartment building, the shower becomes very hot and causes the person to jump back. Over time, the person begins to jump back automatically after hearing the flush, before the water temperature changes.
a)
Classical
b)
Operant
c)
observational
54.
Your father gives you a credit card at the end of your first year in college because you did so well. As a result, your grades continue to get better in your second year.
a)
Classical
b)
Operant
c)
Observational
55.
Your car has a red, flashing light that blinks annoyingly if you start the car without buckling the seat belt. You become less likely to start the car without buckling the seat belt.
a)
Classical
b)
operant
c)
observational
56.
You eat a new food and then get sick because of the flu. However, you develop a dislike for the food and feel nauseated whenever you smell it.
a)
classical
b)
operant
c)
observational
57.
A lion in a circus learns to stand up on a chair and jump through a hoop to receive a food treat.
a)
classical
b)
operant
c)
observational
58.
An individual receives frequent injections of drugs, which are administered in a small examination room at a clinic. The drug itself causes increased heart rate but after several trips to the clinic, simply being in a small room causes an increased heart rate.
a)
classical
b)
operant
c)
observational
59.
A professor has a policy of exempting students from the final exam if they maintain perfect attendance during the quarter. His students’ attendance is outstanding.
a)
classical
b)
operant
c)
observational
60.
Ivan Pavlov with his dogs.
a)
classical
b)
operant
c)
observational
61.
Losing your car due to bad grades.
a)
positive reinforcement
b)
negative reinforcement
c)
positive punishment
d)
negative punishment
62.
Receiving extra credit for winning a review game.
a)
positive reinforcement
b)
negative reinforcement
c)
positive punishment
d)
negative punishment
63.
No homework for the rest of the year!
a)
positive reinforcement
b)
negative reinforcement
c)
positive punishment
d)
negative punishment
64.
Pavlov found that meat powder placed on a dog's tongue will make the dog salivate. In Pavlov's terms, the meat powder is
a)
unconditioned stimulus
b)
unconditioned response
c)
conditioned stimulus
d)
conditioned response
65.
Which form of learning would be studied in a Skinner box?
a)
classical conditioning
b)
operant conditioning
c)
observational learning
d)
latent learning
66.
In the original Pavlov study, the unconditioned stimulus was
a)
salivation to meat
b)
meat
c)
bell
d)
salivation to bell
67.
imprinting
a)
Cues an animal to take in water since animals are mostly made of water
b)
behavior in which the newborn animal recognizes and follows the first moving object they see
68.
In Pavlov's conditioning experiment with dogs salivation when the bell was rung is an example of
a)
conditioned stimulus
b)
unconditioned stimulus
c)
conditioned response
d)
unconditioned response
69.
Another name for operant conditioning is
a)
classical conditioning
b)
trial and error learning
c)
habituation
d)
imprinting
70.
Your fish swimming to the surface of his bowl when you approach is an example of
a)
classical conditioning
b)
operant conditioning
c)
imprinting
d)
insight learning
71.
You learning to ride a bike is an example of
a)
classical conditioning
b)
operant conditioning
c)
imprinting
d)
insight learning
72.
An animal behavior that is both innate and learned is
a)
classical conditioning
b)
operant conditioning
c)
imprinting
d)
insight learning
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