Animal Behavior Overview
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What is the scientific study of animal behavior, particularly in natural environments?

  • Imprinting
  • Physiology
  • Ethology (correct)
  • Behavioral ecology
  • What type of behavior is a sequence of unlearned, innate behaviors that are unchangeable?

  • Kinesis
  • Habituation
  • Operant conditioning
  • Fixed Action Patterns (correct)
  • Which type of learning involves the modification of behavior based on specific experiences?

  • Cognitive mapping
  • Spatial learning
  • Habituation (correct)
  • Classical conditioning
  • What is the term for the ability of an animal's nervous system to perceive, store, process, and use information from sensory receptors?

    <p>Cognition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of learning involves animals associating one feature of their environment with another?

    <p>Associative learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a simple change in activity or turning rate to respond to stimuli?

    <p>Kinesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of communication involves the reception of and response to signals?

    <p>Communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of orientation movement involves moving towards or away from a stimulus?

    <p>Taxis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which type of learning is an arbitrary stimulus associated with a reward or punishment?

    <p>Classical conditioning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the irreversible behavior that includes both learning and innate components?

    <p>Imprinting</p> Signup and view all the answers

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