Innate Behaviors and Fixed Action Patterns Quiz
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What triggers a fixed action pattern?

  • A specific stimulus (correct)
  • Random chance
  • Social interaction
  • Learning from the environment

    • Who were among the first to demonstrate the importance of innate behavior?

  • Konard Lorenz and Niko Tinbergen (correct)
  • Edward J. Zalisko
  • Pearson Education, Ltd.
  • REECE TAYLOR SIMON DICKEY HOGAN

    • What is a characteristic of innate behaviors?

  • Affected by environmental factors
  • Learned through trial and error
  • Subject to individual interpretation
  • Performed in virtually the same way by all individuals of a species (correct)

    • Which is an example of a fixed action pattern?

    <p>When a baby bird begs for food by raising its head and opening its mouth upon sensing an adult bird nearby</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens if a graylag goose's egg is pulled away while she is retrieving it?

    <p>She continues as though the egg were still there.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a characteristic of fixed action patterns (FAPs)?

    <p>They are triggered by a specific stimulus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of an innate behavior mentioned in the text?

    <p>A baby bird begging for food by raising its head and opening its mouth when it senses an adult bird nearby</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do innate behaviors differ from learned behaviors?

    <p>Innate behaviors do not need to be taught or learned</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the response of a graylag goose if it happens to bump one of her eggs out of the nest?

    <p>She stands up, extends her neck, uses a side-to-side head motion to nudge the egg back with her beak, and then sits down on the nest again</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do Konard Lorenz and Niko Tinbergen demonstrate about innate behavior?

    <p>The importance of innate behavior, which do not need to be taught or learned</p> Signup and view all the answers

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