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Quiz by Jessica Whittick, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jessica Whittick
over 6 years ago
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Question 1
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[blank_start]Ethology[blank_end] is the study of the behaviour of animals in natural habitats and captivity.
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Ethology
Question 2
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Which of the following is NOT an example of an external stimuli?
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Sight
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Hunger
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Heat
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Presence of other animals
Question 3
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Which of the following is a type of behaviour?
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Foraging
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Courtship
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Parental Care
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All of the above
Question 4
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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
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the process whereby an animal becomes accustomed to a non-threatening environment stimuli and learns to ignore them
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inherent inclination of an organism towards a particular behaviour
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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!)
Question 5
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What situation may result in a process known as latent inhibition?
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sight of a lead and anticipation of a walk
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puppy going to a veterinary practice for a second procedure
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salivating at the sound of a whistle
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puppy learning the behaviour of their parents
Question 6
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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
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the process whereby an animal becomes accustomed to non-threatening environmental stimuli and learns to ignore them
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inherent inclination of an organism towards a particular behaviour
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a learned effect that consequences a behaviour on an animal whether it chooses to do the same behaviour again
Question 7
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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
Question 8
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What is an instinctive (fixed pattern) response?
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mixing with other individuals and organisms
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series of actions to completion e.g. goose will pull egg back under it but can't discriminate between an egg and ball
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watching and mimicking another organism
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responding to the environment - same stimuli over and over again so start to ignore it
Question 9
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[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
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Operant Conditioning
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Observational Learning
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Insight
Question 10
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Which of the following behavioural traits will be noticed in a submissive dog?
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Ears forward, tail between legs, lying on side
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Ears back, tail between legs, lying on back
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Ears back, tail erect and hackles raised
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Ears back, tail erect and showing teeth
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