Question 1

Which of the following is not considered to be a comparative psychologist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Niko Tinbergen 
B)  C. Lloyd Morgan 
C)  E. L. Thorndike 
D)  Margaret Floy Washburne 
E)  George Romanes 
A)  Niko Tinbergen 
B)  C. Lloyd Morgan 
C)  E. L. Thorndike 
D)  Margaret Floy Washburne 
E)  George Romanes

Question 2

Define hypothesis and explain why it is critical to the scientific process.

Accepted Answer

A hypothesis is an explanation that make

Question 3

Which of the following correctly defines animal behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  any internally coordinated, externally visible pattern of internal conditions that respond to changing external conditions 
B)  Any externally coordinated, externally visible pattern of activity that responds to changing external conditions 
C)  Any externally coordinated, externally visible pattern of activity that responds to changing external and internal conditions 
D)  Any internally coordinated, externally visible pattern of activity that responds to changing internal or external conditions 
A)  any internally coordinated, externally visible pattern of internal conditions that respond to changing external conditions 
B)  Any externally coordinated, externally visible pattern of activity that responds to changing external conditions 
C)  Any externally coordinated, externally visible pattern of activity that responds to changing external and internal conditions 
D)  Any internally coordinated, externally visible pattern of activity that responds to changing internal or external conditions

Question 4

Describe the difference between proximate and ultimate explanations of behavior. Use human infant crying as an example.

Accepted Answer

Proximate explanations focus on understa

Question 5

The larvae of stream caddisflies graze on algae in streams and defend territories from other individuals. A researcher observed that in streams with low algae abundance, caddisflies tended to defend large territories, while in streams with high algae abundance, individuals tended to defend small territories. Territory size was intermediate in streams with moderate levels of algae. What can you conclude from these data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Territoriality in this species functions to prevent starvation 
B)  Caddisfly size affects territory size 
C)  Algae abundance affects territory size in caddisflies 
D)  The environment affects territory size in caddisflies 
E)  Algae abundance is correlated with territory size in caddisflies 
A)  Territoriality in this species functions to prevent starvation 
B)  Caddisfly size affects territory size 
C)  Algae abundance affects territory size in caddisflies 
D)  The environment affects territory size in caddisflies 
E)  Algae abundance is correlated with territory size in caddisflies

Question 6

What data indicated that dogs do not feel "guilty" when they disobey their owner?

Accepted Answer

Dog exhibited the guilty look

Which of the following is not considered to be a comparative psychologist?

Define hypothesis and explain why it is critical to the scientific process.

Which of the following correctly defines animal behavior?

Describe the difference between proximate and ultimate explanations of behavior. Use human infant crying as an example.

What data indicated that dogs do not feel "guilty" when they disobey their owner?

Methods for Studying Animal Behavior

Evolution and the Study of Animal Behavior

Behavioral Genetics

Sensory Systems and Behavior

Communication

Learning, Neuroethology, and Cognition

Foraging Behavior

Antipredator Behavior

Dispersal and Migration

Habitat Selection, Territoriality, and Aggression

Mating Behavior

Mating Systems

Parental Care

Sociality

Cooperative Behavior

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Exam 1: The Science of Animal Behavior

Which of the following is not considered to be a comparative psychologist?

Define hypothesis and explain why it is critical to the scientific process.

Which of the following correctly defines animal behavior?

Describe the difference between proximate and ultimate explanations of behavior. Use human infant crying as an example.

What data indicated that dogs do not feel "guilty" when they disobey their owner?

Methods for Studying Animal Behavior

Evolution and the Study of Animal Behavior

Behavioral Genetics

Sensory Systems and Behavior

Communication

Learning, Neuroethology, and Cognition

Foraging Behavior

Antipredator Behavior

Dispersal and Migration

Habitat Selection, Territoriality, and Aggression

Mating Behavior

Mating Systems

Parental Care

Sociality

Cooperative Behavior

Filters