[blank_start]Ethology[blank_end] is the study of the behaviour of animals in natural habitats and captivity.
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Ethology
Pregunta 2
Pregunta
Which of the following is NOT an example of an external stimuli?
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Sight
Hunger
Heat
Presence of other animals
Pregunta 3
Pregunta
Which of the following is a type of behaviour?
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Foraging
Courtship
Parental Care
All of the above
Pregunta 4
Pregunta
Which description describes habituation?
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the process whereby an animal learns how to recognise and interact with the species with which it cohabits
the process whereby an animal becomes accustomed to a non-threatening environment stimuli and learns to ignore them
inherent inclination of an organism towards a particular behaviour
a learned effect that consequences a behaviour on an animal whether it chooses to do the same behaviour again (weird grammar but this was how it was written on the quiz!)
Pregunta 5
Pregunta
What situation may result in a process known as latent inhibition?
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sight of a lead and anticipation of a walk
puppy going to a veterinary practice for a second procedure
salivating at the sound of a whistle
puppy learning the behaviour of their parents
Pregunta 6
Pregunta
Which of the following is an example of operant conditioning?
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the process whereby an animal learns how to recognise and interact with the species with which it cohabits
the process whereby an animal becomes accustomed to non-threatening environmental stimuli and learns to ignore them
inherent inclination of an organism towards a particular behaviour
a learned effect that consequences a behaviour on an animal whether it chooses to do the same behaviour again
Pregunta 7
Pregunta
An [blank_start]Innate[blank_end] behaviour is one that the animal has from the very beginning of its life.
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Innate
Pregunta 8
Pregunta
What is an instinctive (fixed pattern) response?
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mixing with other individuals and organisms
series of actions to completion e.g. goose will pull egg back under it but can't discriminate between an egg and ball
watching and mimicking another organism
responding to the environment - same stimuli over and over again so start to ignore it
Pregunta 9
Pregunta
[blank_start]Habituation[blank_end] is when the animal responds to their environment and receives the same stimuli over and over again so starts to ignore it.
[blank_start]Operant Conditioning[blank_end] is when you can teach complex behaviour via trial and error for example.
[blank_start]Observational Learning[blank_end] is when an individual watches and mimics another organism - making use of 'mirror neurons'.
[blank_start]Insight[blank_end] is a certain intelligent characteristic needed to be social and this can help individuals solve problems.
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Habituation
Operant Conditioning
Observational Learning
Insight
Pregunta 10
Pregunta
Which of the following behavioural traits will be noticed in a submissive dog?