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Behavior Basics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a behavior that is learned?
a)
shape of a beak
b)
monkey riding a bicycle
c)
horse eating hat
d)
snake eating mice
2.
Some traits and behaviors are learned and some are inherited. Which of the following traits are inherited?
a)
Speaking Spanish
b)
Bird saying hello
c)
Cat using a litter box
d)
Spines on a cactus
3.
 Which of the following is a behavior? 
 
a)
running when startled
b)
having very sharp teeth
c)
having a good sense of smell
d)
having long legs
4.
 If a trait is learned or caused by the environment, then                                       
a)
it can be changed
b)
it can be passed on to offspring
c)
it cannot be changed
d)
it cannot be passed on, but could be taught to offspring
5.
A dog runs after a thrown stick and brings it back to its owner. What type of behavior is the dog showing?          
a)
an instinct
b)
an inherited trait
c)
a learned behavior
d)
an innage behavior
6.
Which of the following organisms can learn a behavior?
a)
an apple tree
b)
a dandelion
c)
a rabbit
d)
a rose bush
7.

Why is a spider spinning a web an instinctive 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.

8.

in which learning theory does Ivan Pavlov used bell as a stimuli to condition dogs?

a)

Classical conditioning

b)

Operant Conditioning

c)

Behavior Conditioning

d)

Social Learning

9.

Applied Behavior analysis involves understanding of the Activity, Behavior and Consequence

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Behavior reward chart uses the principles of

a)

Classical Conditioning

b)

Operant Conditioning

c)

Social Learning

d)

None of these

11.

What does ABC stand for?

a)

antecedent, behavior, change

b)

apples, bananas, carrots

c)

applied, behavior, consequence

d)

antecedent, behavior, consequence

12.

What is an antecedent?

a)

A behavior that occurs

b)

Something that happens before a behavior

c)

Something that happens after a behavior

d)

I don't know

13.

A behavior must be....

a)

observable

b)

internal

c)

measurable

14.

What is an SD

a)

signals the availability of reinforcement

b)

I've never heard of that

c)

a consequence

15.

What is a consequence?

a)

something that follows behavior

b)

something that occurs before behavior

16.

Select the parts of a discrete trial

a)

inter trial interval

b)

consequence

c)

behavior

d)

antecedent

17.

Providing reinforcement for closer and closer approximations of a target behavior is....

a)

task analysis

b)

chaining

c)

shaping

18.

Behavior is anything a person does

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Some behavior happens without a reason, "just because."

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which statements are correct?

a)

Reinforcement decreases the likelihood that a behavior will occur again in the future.

b)

Reinforcement increases the likelihood that a behavior will occur again in the future.

c)

Punishment decreases the likelihood that a behavior will occur again in the future.

d)

Punishment increases the likelihood that a behavior will occur again in the future.