Chapter 33 Review: Animal Behavior


  1. These male elephant seals compete for females by displaying ________ behavior.
    1. altruistic
    2. agonistic
    3. monogamous
    4. imprinting
    5. associative
  2. ________ may occur during an early stage of development called the critical period.
    1. Agonistic behavior
    2. Altruistic behavior
    3. Imprinting
    4. Classical conditioning
    5. Operant conditioning
  3. High testosterone levels trigger singing in male western meadowlarks; this is an example of
    1. ultimate causation.
    2. proximate causation.
    3. sign stimulus.
    4. sensitization.
    5. habituation.
  4. Chimpanzees exhibit which of the following?
    1. live in social groups
    2. parental care
    3. sibling rivalry
    4. all of the above
    5. none of the above
  5. The red belly of male stickleback fish serves as a ________ stimulus for aggressive behavior.
    1. sensitization
    2. habituation
    3. sign
    4. alarm
    5. operant
  6. Animals in which the young require long weaning periods often exhibit
    1. brood parasitism.
    2. sibling rivalry.
    3. parental care.
    4. agonistic behavior.
    5. courtship behavior.
  7. Classical conditioning occurs when a ________ is associated with a ________.
    1. stimulus, consequence
    2. behavior, consequence
    3. stimulus, behavior
    4. behavior, stimulus
    5. causation, condition
  8. Highly decorated tail feathers of male peacocks are an example of
    1. intrasexual selection.
    2. non-associative learning.
    3. intersexual selection.
    4. kin selection.
    5. associative learning..