Question 1

Learning a specific behavior that occurs in animals that are genetically primed to learn a specific behavior in a very short period is termed

Accepted Answer

A)  insight learning. 
B)  imprinting. 
C)  stimulus. 
D)  conditional response. 
A)  insight learning. 
B)  imprinting. 
C)  stimulus. 
D)  conditional response.

Question 2

Which of the following human behaviors is most likely to involve imprinting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learning to ride a bicycle 
B)  Learning to write with a pencil 
C)  Learning to talk 
D)  None of these answers is correct 
A)  Learning to ride a bicycle 
B)  Learning to write with a pencil 
C)  Learning to talk 
D)  None of these answers is correct

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the mental processes that involve memory and an ability to reorganize information?

Accepted Answer

A)  instinctive behavior 
B)  thinking 
C)  imprinting 
D)  conditioned response 
A)  instinctive behavior 
B)  thinking 
C)  imprinting 
D)  conditioned response

Question 4

Using past knowledge to solve a problem is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioning. 
B)  instrumental learning. 
C)  positive tropism. 
D)  insight learning. 
A)  conditioning. 
B)  instrumental learning. 
C)  positive tropism. 
D)  insight learning.

Question 5

A learned behavior is

Accepted Answer

A)  speaking English. 
B)  driving. 
C)  singing. 
D)  All of these answers are true. 
A)  speaking English. 
B)  driving. 
C)  singing. 
D)  All of these answers are true.

Question 6

A firefly is signaling by its tail light. He is saying,

Accepted Answer

A)  "Don't follow so closely." 
B)  "I'm ready, willing, and able, sexually." 
C)  "Food-located one mile south." 
D)  None of these-the flashes are burning of waste and are not associated with communication. 
A)  "Don't follow so closely." 
B)  "I'm ready, willing, and able, sexually." 
C)  "Food-located one mile south." 
D)  None of these-the flashes are burning of waste and are not associated with communication.

Question 7

Territorial behavior always involves

Accepted Answer

A)  communication between members of the same species. 
B)  huge investments in time and energy. 
C)  courtship behavior. 
D)  All of these answers are true. 
A)  communication between members of the same species. 
B)  huge investments in time and energy. 
C)  courtship behavior. 
D)  All of these answers are true.

Question 8

Which of the following behaviors would be determined by genes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavior changed as a result of habituation 
B)  Behavior modified as a result of experience 
C)  A conditioned response 
D)  An instinctive behavior 
A)  Behavior changed as a result of habituation 
B)  Behavior modified as a result of experience 
C)  A conditioned response 
D)  An instinctive behavior

Question 9

Which of the following statements is an example of anthropomorphism?

Accepted Answer

A)  My dog prefers brand x dog food. 
B)  My dog knows when I open a can of dog food. 
C)  My dog is sad when I leave home. 
D)  My dog displays protective behaviors. 
A)  My dog prefers brand x dog food. 
B)  My dog knows when I open a can of dog food. 
C)  My dog is sad when I leave home. 
D)  My dog displays protective behaviors.

Question 10

At night when you shine a bright light on an earthworm, it goes into its hole. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  instinctive behavior. 
B)  learned behavior. 
C)  conditioning. 
D)  imprinting. 
A)  instinctive behavior. 
B)  learned behavior. 
C)  conditioning. 
D)  imprinting.

Question 11

Which animal from the list below relies the most on instinctive behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  jellyfish 
B)  trout 
C)  bear 
D)  robin 
A)  jellyfish 
B)  trout 
C)  bear 
D)  robin

Question 12

Which of the following is true for both instinct and learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  They generate the correct response in all cases. 
B)  They can be altered by an animal during its lifetime. 
C)  They allow an organism to respond to changes in its environment in an appropriate manner. 
D)  Both are inherited behaviors. 
A)  They generate the correct response in all cases. 
B)  They can be altered by an animal during its lifetime. 
C)  They allow an organism to respond to changes in its environment in an appropriate manner. 
D)  Both are inherited behaviors.

Question 13

The most complex type of learning that also uses previous experience to solve a problem is

Accepted Answer

A)  imprinting. 
B)  conditioned response. 
C)  insight. 
D)  instinctive. 
A)  imprinting. 
B)  conditioned response. 
C)  insight. 
D)  instinctive.

Question 14

An animal performs a behavior exactly like all other members of the species.

Accepted Answer

A)  This is probably the result of habituation. 
B)  This is probably due to a conditioned response. 
C)  This is probably due to observational learning. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  This is probably the result of habituation. 
B)  This is probably due to a conditioned response. 
C)  This is probably due to observational learning. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 15

The Peter Rabbit stories are an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  ethology. 
B)  instinct. 
C)  anthropomorphism. 
D)  sociobiology. 
A)  ethology. 
B)  instinct. 
C)  anthropomorphism. 
D)  sociobiology.

Question 16

Animals can navigate by using

Accepted Answer

A)  sound. 
B)  landmarks. 
C)  sun. 
D)  All of these answers are true. 
A)  sound. 
B)  landmarks. 
C)  sun. 
D)  All of these answers are true.

Question 17

A dog jumps through a hoop. He is rewarded with a dog biscuit. Thereafter he readily jumps through the hoop as long as he is rewarded. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  learning. 
B)  imprinting. 
C)  instinct. 
D)  insight. 
A)  learning. 
B)  imprinting. 
C)  instinct. 
D)  insight.

Question 18

Communication between animals is

Accepted Answer

A)  usually primarily instinctive. 
B)  common between different species. 
C)  primarily a learned activity. 
D)  rare. 
A)  usually primarily instinctive. 
B)  common between different species. 
C)  primarily a learned activity. 
D)  rare.

Question 19

Which of the following is used by some animals in finding their way (navigation)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sense of smell. 
B)  Position of the sun. 
C)  Detection of electromagnetism. 
D)  All of these answers are true, since each is used by some animal. 
A)  Sense of smell. 
B)  Position of the sun. 
C)  Detection of electromagnetism. 
D)  All of these answers are true, since each is used by some animal.

Question 20

You feed your cat canned cat food, but whenever you open a can, whether it is soup, tomato paste, or fruit, your cat runs to her food bowl. Your cat is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)  instinctive behavior. 
B)  insight learning. 
C)  imprinting. 
D)  conditioning. 
A)  instinctive behavior. 
B)  insight learning. 
C)  imprinting. 
D)  conditioning.

Exam 18: Evolutionary and Ecological Aspects of Behavior

Learning a specific behavior that occurs in animals that are genetically primed to learn a specific behavior in a very short period is termed

Which of the following human behaviors is most likely to involve imprinting?

Which of the following best describes the mental processes that involve memory and an ability to reorganize information?

Using past knowledge to solve a problem is an example of

A learned behavior is

A firefly is signaling by its tail light. He is saying,

Territorial behavior always involves

Which of the following behaviors would be determined by genes?

Which of the following statements is an example of anthropomorphism?

At night when you shine a bright light on an earthworm, it goes into its hole. This is an example of

Which animal from the list below relies the most on instinctive behavior?

Which of the following is true for both instinct and learning?

The most complex type of learning that also uses previous experience to solve a problem is

An animal performs a behavior exactly like all other members of the species.

The Peter Rabbit stories are an example of

Animals can navigate by using

A dog jumps through a hoop. He is rewarded with a dog biscuit. Thereafter he readily jumps through the hoop as long as he is rewarded. This is an example of

Communication between animals is

Which of the following is used by some animals in finding their way (navigation)?

You feed your cat canned cat food, but whenever you open a can, whether it is soup, tomato paste, or fruit, your cat runs to her food bowl. Your cat is exhibiting

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