Chapter 37 Self Quiz: Behavior and the Environment

  1. The stimulus for the singing of this male bird during breeding season is
    1. eggs in the nest (wrong)
    2. testosterone levels (correct)
    3. sight of a female bird (wrong)
    4. sight of another male bird (wrong)
    5. eggs outside the nest (wrong)
      Hint
  2. Innate behaviors are mainly determined by
    1. genes (correct)
    2. parental care (wrong)
    3. competition (wrong)
    4. learning (wrong)
    5. conditioning (wrong)
      Hint
  3. In operant conditioning, a ________ is associated with a consequence.
    1. behavior (correct)
    2. stimulus (wrong)
    3. reward (wrong)
    4. punishment (wrong)
    5. habit (wrong)
      Hint
  4. Classical conditioning occurs when a ________ is associated with a ________.
    1. stimulus, consequence (correct)
    2. behavior, consequence (wrong)
    3. stimulus, behavior (wrong)
    4. response, stimulus (wrong)
    5. reward, stimulus (wrong)
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  5. ________ of goslings occurs during an early stage of development called the critical period.
    1. Cognition (wrong)
    2. Altruistic behavior (wrong)
    3. Imprinting (correct)
    4. Classical conditioning (wrong)
    5. Operant conditioning (wrong)
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  6. The ability to solve problems in response to new situations is called
    1. FAP (wrong)
    2. cognition (correct)
    3. reflex (wrong)
    4. imprinting (wrong)
    5. adaptation (wrong)
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  7. Highly decorated tail feathers of male peacocks are an example of
    1. intrasexual selection (wrong)
    2. co-evolution (wrong)
    3. intersexual selection (correct)
    4. kin selection (wrong)
    5. associative learning (wrong)
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  8. A meerkat sentinel puts his own life at risk when he gives an alarm at the sight of a predators. This is an example of ________ behavior.
    1. cognition (wrong)
    2. imprinting (wrong)
    3. symbiotic (wrong)
    4. selfish (wrong)
    5. altruistic (correct)
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