Lecture 2: Behavior and the Evolution of Brains: Types of Behavior Quiz

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What is the term for a behavioral response of an organism to an external stimulus that can be either towards or away from the source of stimulation?

Phototaxis

Reflex (correct)

Habituation

Classical Conditioning

Which type of learning involves an organism becoming more responsive to most stimuli after exposure to unusually strong or painful stimulation?

Classical Conditioning

Observational Learning

Habituation

Sensitization (correct)

What is the term for a predictable series of actions triggered by a cue, sometimes called the key stimulus?

Fixed Action Patterns (correct)

Non-associative Learning

Observational Learning

Classical Conditioning

Which type of learning does not require stimulus association or pairing?

Non-associative learning Signup and view all the answers

What results in a non-reinforced response to a stimulus decreasing after repeated or prolonged presentations of that stimulus?

Habituation Signup and view all the answers

In which type of learning is an automatic, conditioned response paired with specific stimuli?

Classical Conditioning Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a gravid female enters a red-bellied male's territory during breeding season?

The male will court her and entice her to deposit her eggs in the nest he built Signup and view all the answers

What behavior is exhibited by a red-bellied male intruding into another male's territory?

It will be attacked by the resident male Signup and view all the answers

How is the attack on red-bellied intruders described in terms of behavioral patterns?

A complex sequence of actions fixed action pattern Signup and view all the answers

What constrains the learning process in the resident's behavior towards red-bellied intruders?

Non-learned features of the organism's biology Signup and view all the answers

How are the continuous processes exemplified by taxes viewed in relation to organizing behavior?

As a relatively minor and primitive way of organizing behavior Signup and view all the answers

Which type of learning involves modifying voluntary behaviors through association with rewards or punishments?

Operant conditioning Signup and view all the answers

In the context of behavior modification, what is the likely outcome for a behavior that is rewarded?

It is likely to be repeated Signup and view all the answers

What did Susan Mineka's research on captive monkeys and fear of snakes demonstrate?

Captive monkeys can learn to fear an object through observation Signup and view all the answers

What may increase the frequency or duration of a behavior?

Reinforcement Signup and view all the answers

What type of learning involves the ability to remember numbers during a lecture without external reference?

Cognitive learning Signup and view all the answers

Which researcher's work involved demonstrating that captive monkeys can learn fear through observation?

Susan Mineka Signup and view all the answers

Lecture 2: Behavior and the Evolution of Brains: Types of Behavior Quiz

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What is the term for a behavioral response of an organism to an external stimulus that can be either towards or away from the source of stimulation?

Which type of learning involves an organism becoming more responsive to most stimuli after exposure to unusually strong or painful stimulation?

What is the term for a predictable series of actions triggered by a cue, sometimes called the key stimulus?

Which type of learning does not require stimulus association or pairing?

What results in a non-reinforced response to a stimulus decreasing after repeated or prolonged presentations of that stimulus?

In which type of learning is an automatic, conditioned response paired with specific stimuli?

What happens when a gravid female enters a red-bellied male's territory during breeding season?

What behavior is exhibited by a red-bellied male intruding into another male's territory?

How is the attack on red-bellied intruders described in terms of behavioral patterns?

What constrains the learning process in the resident's behavior towards red-bellied intruders?

How are the continuous processes exemplified by taxes viewed in relation to organizing behavior?

Which type of learning involves modifying voluntary behaviors through association with rewards or punishments?

In the context of behavior modification, what is the likely outcome for a behavior that is rewarded?

What did Susan Mineka's research on captive monkeys and fear of snakes demonstrate?

What may increase the frequency or duration of a behavior?

What type of learning involves the ability to remember numbers during a lecture without external reference?

Which researcher's work involved demonstrating that captive monkeys can learn fear through observation?

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