Question 1

_____________ can be thought of as NOT responding to a stimulus.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________ can be thought of as NOT...

Question 2

___________ learning is a change in behavior that involves an association between two stimuli,or between a stimulus and a response.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___________ learning is a change in behavior...

Question 3

Discuss the benefits of mate choice.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the benefits of mate choice....

Question 4

Young birds see objects flying overhead and respond by crouching down into the nest and remaining still.Over time some objects become familiar and the young birds do not crouch down.This type of learning is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  sensitization. 
B)  associative learning. 
C)  operant conditioning. 
D)  habituation.

Question 5

Selection that favors altruism directed towards relatives is referred to as _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Selection that favors altruism directed towards relatives...

Question 6

Optimal foraging theory predicts

Accepted Answer

A)  that animals will select the most nutritious foods. 
B)  that animals will select the best times to forage for the most nutritious foods. 
C)  that animals will select whatever foods are available to avoid traveling too far from their home range. 
D)  that animals will select food items that maximize their net energy intake per unit of foraging time.

Question 7

___________ is the performance of an action that benefits another individual at a cost to the actor.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___________ is the performance of an action...

Question 8

Which is not correct about genetic effects on behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  In mice,the fosB gene acts as an innate releasing mechanism. 
B)  Mice with a normal fosB gene will initially inspect their young but then ignore them. 
C)  Identical twins are a good model system to study the influence of genes on behavior. 
D)  When two species of lovebirds that differ in the way they carry twigs were mated,their offspring showed an intermediate phenotype.

Question 9

Trial-and-error learning where an animal learns to associate its behavioral response with a reward or punishment is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  operant conditioning. 
B)  classical conditioning. 
C)  nonassociative learning. 
D)  habituation.

Question 10

Sexual selection leads to

Accepted Answer

A)  the evolution of nesting activities between the two parents. 
B)  the evolution of structures in males that are used in combat with other males. 
C)  the evolution of polygyny in territorial animals. 
D)  the evolution of novel parental care possibilities.

Question 11

Animals defend their territory in a behavior called territoriality.In territoriality,an animal defends

Accepted Answer

A)  its entire home range. 
B)  a portion of its home range. 
C)  only the overlapping components of its home range. 
D)  all of its home range except the overlapped areas.

Question 12

Vertebrate societies are NOT as rigidly organized and cohesive as invertebrate societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The following question addresses the three mating systems of animals.Select the choice that correctly describes each system.One male mates with one female ___________;one male mates with more than one female _________;one female mates with more than one male __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  monogamy;polyandry;polygyny 
B)  monogamy;polygyny;polyandry 
C)  polygyny;polyandry;monogany 
D)  polyandry;polygyny;monogamy

Question 14

Human infants have an innate ability to be able to learn any of the 40 consonant sounds present in human languages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following scientists studied ducklings and their reaction to him after hatching from their eggs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lorenz 
B)  Timbergen 
C)  Wilson 
D)  Von Frisch

Question 16

Infants born blind will not smile or frown because they have never seen anyone exhibit these expressions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

List three examples and give details explaining each regarding animal cognition.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List three examples and give details explaining...

Question 18

Animals navigate by using two senses.One is called map sense and the other is called compass sense.Map sense is ____________;compass sense is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the learned ability to move in a particular direction;an innate ability to adjust a bearing depending on the animal's location. 
B)  the learned ability to adjust a bearing depending on the animal's location;an innate ability to move in a particular direction.

Question 19

An innate ability to move in a particular direction is called

Accepted Answer

A)  map sense. 
B)  compass sense. 
C)  timely sense. 
D)  direction sense.

Question 20

Having information and responding in a manner that suggests thinking is an example of animal behavior called

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive behavior. 
B)  territoriality. 
C)  maternal behavior. 
D)  reciprocity.

Exam 21: Behavior and the Environment

_____________ can be thought of as NOT responding to a stimulus.

___________ learning is a change in behavior that involves an association between two stimuli,or between a stimulus and a response.

Discuss the benefits of mate choice.

Young birds see objects flying overhead and respond by crouching down into the nest and remaining still.Over time some objects become familiar and the young birds do not crouch down.This type of learning is referred to as

Selection that favors altruism directed towards relatives is referred to as _________.

Optimal foraging theory predicts

___________ is the performance of an action that benefits another individual at a cost to the actor.

Which is not correct about genetic effects on behavior?

Trial-and-error learning where an animal learns to associate its behavioral response with a reward or punishment is known as

Sexual selection leads to

Animals defend their territory in a behavior called territoriality.In territoriality,an animal defends

Vertebrate societies are NOT as rigidly organized and cohesive as invertebrate societies.

The following question addresses the three mating systems of animals.Select the choice that correctly describes each system.One male mates with one female _______;one male mates with more than one female _;one female mates with more than one male ______.

Human infants have an innate ability to be able to learn any of the 40 consonant sounds present in human languages.

Which of the following scientists studied ducklings and their reaction to him after hatching from their eggs?

Infants born blind will not smile or frown because they have never seen anyone exhibit these expressions.

List three examples and give details explaining each regarding animal cognition.

Animals navigate by using two senses.One is called map sense and the other is called compass sense.Map sense is ;compass sense is .

An innate ability to move in a particular direction is called

Having information and responding in a manner that suggests thinking is an example of animal behavior called