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Which scientist is known for describing the waggle dance in honeybees?
Which scientist is known for describing the waggle dance in honeybees?
What term describes the learning process where an organism's responses are modified based on experience?
What term describes the learning process where an organism's responses are modified based on experience?
Which behavior is characterized as innate and must be completed once initiated?
Which behavior is characterized as innate and must be completed once initiated?
What type of learning involves an organism making associations between two stimuli?
What type of learning involves an organism making associations between two stimuli?
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Which of the following best describes the behavior of baby geese following their mother?
Which of the following best describes the behavior of baby geese following their mother?
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Which type of behavior is characterized as increasing an individual's reproductive fitness while benefiting the family?
Which type of behavior is characterized as increasing an individual's reproductive fitness while benefiting the family?
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What method is being used if a dog is rewarded with treats for waiting at a curb?
What method is being used if a dog is rewarded with treats for waiting at a curb?
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During which phase does learning occur in a sensitive or critical period that cannot be reversed?
During which phase does learning occur in a sensitive or critical period that cannot be reversed?
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What term describes a sequence of unchangeable behaviors that is carried out to completion once initiated?
What term describes a sequence of unchangeable behaviors that is carried out to completion once initiated?
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What initiates a fixed action pattern in an animal?
What initiates a fixed action pattern in an animal?
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Which scientist is associated with the concept of classical conditioning by training dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell?
Which scientist is associated with the concept of classical conditioning by training dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell?
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Which term best describes the learning process of an amoeba that initially avoids strong light but eventually returns to its normal movement pattern?
Which term best describes the learning process of an amoeba that initially avoids strong light but eventually returns to its normal movement pattern?
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What behavior indicates that baby geese follow a model (like their mother) during a critical period of their development?
What behavior indicates that baby geese follow a model (like their mother) during a critical period of their development?
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Which behavior is characterized by a creature relying on external stimuli to initiate a specific sequence of actions?
Which behavior is characterized by a creature relying on external stimuli to initiate a specific sequence of actions?
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Which form of learning involves a reward system to modify behavior, such as giving treats to a puppy for waiting at a curb?
Which form of learning involves a reward system to modify behavior, such as giving treats to a puppy for waiting at a curb?
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Which scientist is associated with the study of fixed action patterns and instincts in animals?
Which scientist is associated with the study of fixed action patterns and instincts in animals?
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What is the term for unchangeable sequences of behavior that are performed to completion once started?
What is the term for unchangeable sequences of behavior that are performed to completion once started?
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What term describes the process where an organism's behaviors are refined through successive approximations, often seen in training animals?
What term describes the process where an organism's behaviors are refined through successive approximations, often seen in training animals?
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Which behavior is characterized by an initial response that decreases over time due to repeated exposure to a stimulus?
Which behavior is characterized by an initial response that decreases over time due to repeated exposure to a stimulus?
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Which type of behavior results from learning that is irreversible and occurs during a critical period in an animal's early life?
Which type of behavior results from learning that is irreversible and occurs during a critical period in an animal's early life?
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What type of behavior allows individuals to effectively hunt larger prey in a group?
What type of behavior allows individuals to effectively hunt larger prey in a group?
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Which behavior involves aggressive interactions to settle disputes over resources?
Which behavior involves aggressive interactions to settle disputes over resources?
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In a dominance hierarchy, what role does the alpha animal typically play?
In a dominance hierarchy, what role does the alpha animal typically play?
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What describes the area an organism defends from others in its community?
What describes the area an organism defends from others in its community?
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What term best explains the behavior of an animal that increases the fitness of its relatives at the cost of its own survival?
What term best explains the behavior of an animal that increases the fitness of its relatives at the cost of its own survival?
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How does a submissive animal typically react in a confrontation?
How does a submissive animal typically react in a confrontation?
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Which behavior reduces an individual's reproductive success while enhancing that of its group?
Which behavior reduces an individual's reproductive success while enhancing that of its group?
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What type of social behavior dictates an animal's position in a group's social structure?
What type of social behavior dictates an animal's position in a group's social structure?
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What kind of interaction occurs when animals compete for mates, food, or shelter?
What kind of interaction occurs when animals compete for mates, food, or shelter?
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In which scenario is an animal most likely to display altruistic behavior?
In which scenario is an animal most likely to display altruistic behavior?
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Study Notes
Scientists and their Discoveries
- Niko Tinbergen: Explained fixed action pattern.
- Karl von Frisch: Described the waggle dance in honeybees.
- B.F. Skinner: Trained rats in cages to depress a lever to receive food.
- Konrad Lorenz: Studied imprinting, and baby geese followed him.
- Ivan Pavlov: Trained dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell, demonstrating classical conditioning.
Matching Key Terms to Descriptions
- Fixed action pattern: Innate, stereotypical behavior, completed until finished; a sequence of behaviors that is unchangeable and carried to completion once initiated.
- Habituation: Initial response to a stimulus weakens over repeated exposure; initially, the amoeba moved away from the strong light; but after a while, it resumed its normal movement pattern.
- Classical conditioning: Learning through association, like Pavlov's dogs; demonstrates learning through association..
- Imprinting: Irreversible learning during a sensitive period in early life; a form of learning occurring during a sensitive or critical period in early life and is irreversible for the length of the period
- Operant conditioning: Learning through consequences, like Skinner's rats; this is the way dogs are trained; used in training animals by rewarding desired behaviors.
Learning and Behavior
- Learning: A process where organism responses are modified due to experience; a sophisticated process in which the responses of the organism are modified as a result of experience.
Altruism and Related Behaviors
- Altruism: Behavior that lowers individual reproductive fitness while benefiting the family's fitness; a behavior that reduces an individual’s reproductive fitness while increasing the fitness of the family.
- Kin selection: A behavior where animals favor their relatives; animals that help other animals are expected to be related to the animals they help; an animal that sacrifices itself for its relatives is exhibiting kin selection.
Training Animals
- Operant conditioning: Used in training animals by rewarding desired behaviors; used to train a puppy to wait at the curb until told to cross the road by rewarding the desired behavior giving the dog a treat.
Types of Learning
- Imprinting: An irreversible form of learning occurring during a sensitive period; learning that occurs during a sensitive or critical period in early life and is irreversible for the length of the period.
Animal Behavior Examples
- Imprinting (Example): A lamb following Mary everywhere; A lamb following Mary everywhere.
Fixed Action Patterns
- Sign stimuli: External stimuli that trigger fixed action patterns.
Animal Cooperation and Altruism
- Kin selection: A behavior where animals favor their relatives; animals that help other animals are expected to be related to the animals they help; an animal that sacrifices itself for its relatives is exhibiting kin selection.
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Description
Test your knowledge of key psychologists and their groundbreaking discoveries in the field of behavior and learning. From Pavlov's classical conditioning to Skinner's operant conditioning, explore the concepts and figures that shaped psychology. This quiz challenges your understanding of important terms and theories.
