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| 1 | The study of animal behavior that focuses on evolution and the natural environment is |
 | A) | comparative psychology. |
| B) | ethology. |
| C) | behavioral ecology. |
| D) | sociobiology. |
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| 2 | The study of the evolution of social behavior is |
| A) | comparative psychology. |
| B) | ethology. |
| C) | behavioral ecology. |
| D) | sociobiology. |
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| 3 | ___________ emphasizes the ecological aspects of animal behavior involved with predator-prey interactions, foraging strategies, and habitat selection. |
| A) | Comparative psychology |
| B) | Ethology |
| C) | Behavioral ecology |
| D) | Sociobiology |
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| 4 | Causation in animal behavior that occurs on an evolutionary time scale is a/an _________ cause. |
| A) | ultimate |
| B) | proximate |
| C) | ethological |
| D) | anthropomorphic |
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| 5 | A bird watcher found that squirrels initially ran from a bird feeder when she rapped on the window. Over time, the squirrels were less apt to be chased from the feeder by this stimulus. This squirrel behavior illustrates a kind of learning called |
| A) | habituation. |
| B) | classical conditioning. |
| C) | instrumental conditioning. |
| D) | insight learning. |
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| 6 | A mouse improves its ability to negotiate a maze with repeated trials. This mouse behavior illustrates a kind of learning called |
| A) | habituation. |
| B) | classical conditioning. |
| C) | latent learning. |
| D) | instrumental learning. |
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| 7 | Training a young child to use mental processes to solve problems, for example matching block shapes to similarly shaped openings in a board, involves a kind of learning called |
| A) | habituation. |
| B) | classical conditioning. |
| C) | latent learning. |
| D) | insight learning. |
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| 8 | A dog that learns to roll over in response to rewards from its owner illustrates a kind of learning called |
| A) | habituation. |
| B) | classical conditioning. |
| C) | instrumental conditioning. |
| D) | insight learning. |
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| 9 | Hormones that regulate developmental aspects of behavior, for example testosterone, causing the onset of male-like behavior at sexual maturity, regulate |
| A) | developmental effects. |
| B) | organizational effects. |
| C) | activational effects. |
| D) | habituation effects. |
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| 10 | All of the following are advantages of chemical communication except one. Select the exception. |
| A) | Chemical signals act quickly and are easily modified. |
| B) | Chemical signals are effective night or day. |
| C) | Chemical signals are not blocked by objects in the environment. |
| D) | Chemical signals can be transported over long distances. |
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| 11 | Which one the following forms of behavior is most important to a newly born or hatched vertebrate? |
| A) | vocal communication |
| B) | altruism |
| C) | imprinting |
| D) | chemical communication |
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| 12 | Aggressive behavior of one animal toward another of the same species is called |
| A) | dominance. |
| B) | altruism. |
| C) | agonistic behavior. |
| D) | kin selection. |
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| 13 | Selection acting on related animals may affect the fitness of an individual. This phenomenon occurs when the fitness of an individual is based on the genes it passes on, as well as those common genes a relative passes on. This selection is called ______ selection. |
| A) | kin |
| B) | agonistic |
| C) | altruistic |
| D) | dominance |
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| 14 | Which of the following is responsible for improved coordination in the swimming movements of a frog tadpole? |
| A) | habituation |
| B) | maturation |
| C) | classical conditioning |
| D) | instrumental conditioning |
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| 15 | The mating behavior of a Sandhill crane would be studied by a(n) |
| A) | comparative psychologist. |
| B) | ethologist. |
| C) | behavioral ecologist. |
| D) | entymologist. |
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| 16 | The application of human characteristics to anything not human is teleology. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 17 | Young animals that develop an attachment toward another animal or object illustrate the occurrence of classical conditioning. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 18 | One role of the nervous system in controlling animal behavior is to block incoming stimuli that are unimportant for the animal. This activity is called stimulus filtering. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 19 | Chemicals that are synthesized by one organism and that affect the behavior of another member of the same species are called allomones. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 20 | Inherited components of behavior are never influenced by learning. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 21 | An animal society is a group of individuals of one or more species that maintains a cooperative social relationship. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 22 | When some members of a group of animals have greater access to resources than other members of the group, the animal society illustrates the concept of altruism. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 23 | Altruism can be explained evolutionarily if a sacrifice made by one individual promotes the transfer of genes shared within a family group to the next generation. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 24 | Putting on your clothes, then sitting in class without moving, and not feeling the clothes, is an example of habituation. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 25 | Learning about the environment through exploration is called latent learning. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |