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Biology, 6/e
Author Dr. George B. Johnson, Washington University
Author Dr. Peter H. Raven, Missouri Botanical Gardens & Washington University
Contributor Dr. Susan Singer, Carleton College
Contributor Dr. Jonathan Losos, Washington University
Animal Behavior

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions



1

The study of the natural history of animal behavior is
A)etiology
B)psychology
C)ethology
D)parapsychology
2

An example of associative learning would be
A)classical conditioning
B)operant conditioning
C)Pavlovian conditioning
D)all of the above
3

A songbird that hears the songs of other species as well as its own
A)will sing the song of its own species, but needs practice
B)will instinctively sing the song of its species perfectly
C)will sing other songs as well as its own
D)will be confused and not master any song
4

The level of specificity of signals may be
A)species-specific
B)individually specific
C)anonymous
D)all of the above
5

Increased response to an increase in light intensity is called
A)positive phototaxis
B)kinesis
C)negative phototaxis
D)luminis
6

Which of the following is an example of a question about the ultimate causation of a behavior?
A)What muscles are involved when a hummingbird hovers over a flower?
B)When is the critical period for imprinting in young goats?
C)Which hormones must be present at what levels to make a female lizard receptive to male courtship?
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
7

Which of the following involves trial-and-error learning?
A)habituation
B)classical conditioning
C)sensitization
D)operant conditioning
E)all of the above
8

Human behavior, like other mammalian behavior, is determined
A)strictly by the genes
B)strictly by learning
C)by a mixture of genes and learning
D)none of the above
9

Learning to not respond to a stimulus is called
A)imprinting
B)sensitization
C)kinesis
D)habituation
E)taxis
10

A goose retrieving a stray egg and rolling it back into its nest is an example of
A)instinctive behavior
B)operant conditioning
C)associative behavior
D)learning preparedness
E)kinesis
11

A "Skinner box" is used for experiments in
A)classical conditioning
B)operant conditioning
C)migration
D)taxis
E)aggression
12

Which of the following statements is true?
A)Animals can learn to associate any stimuli using classical conditioning.
B)Animals are innately programmed to learn some things more easily than others.
C)Instinctive learning programs explain why most people speak only one language.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
13

A rat that is "maze-dull"
A)will pass on that trait to its offspring
B)can never learn anything else either
C)both of the above
D)none of the above
14

Chemical signals between individuals of the same species are called
A)endogenous
B)hormones
C)kineses
D)dewlaps
E)pheromones
15

The component of an animal's nervous system that provides the instruction for carrying out a particular fixed action pattern is called a(n)
A)sign stimulus
B)stimulus/response chain
C)innate releasing mechanism
D)suprachiasmatic nuclei
E)exogenous biological clock
16

All the thousands of human languages are based on the same set of how many consonant sounds?
A)26
B)40
C)4
D)260
E)12
17

How many of the basic consonant sounds can a normal human baby distinguish?
A)all of them
B)half of them
C)only 1
D)it depends on the child's ethnic background
18

A sensitive phase and critical period are associated with what type of behavior?
A)cognitive
B)kinesis
C)taxis
D)imprinting
E)conspecific
19

Which of the following animals is a brood parasite?
A)lovebirds
B)Anolis lizards
C)fruit flies
D)geese
E)cuckoos
20

Circadian rhythms are based on approximately a
A)2-hour period
B)24-hour period
C)7-day period
D)30-day period
E)365-day period
21

The biological clock of mammals is located in the
A)suprachiasmatic nuclei of the hypothalamus
B)suprachiasmatic nuclei of the pineal gland
C)melatonin of the pineal gland
D)androgens of the gonads
E)all of the above
22

Nonoriented changes in activity level or movement are called
A)exogenous
B)taxis
C)kinesis
D)migration
E)conspecific
23

How is the distance to a food source communicated by a dancing honeybee?
A)by the direction it waggles its abdomen
B)by how far it moves during the straight run portion of the dance
C)by which direction it turns after making the straight run
D)by the tempo or degree of vigor of the dance
E)none of the above - bees can't communicate the distance
24

Dog salivating at the sound of a can opener.
A)classical conditioning
B)fixed-action pattern
C)habituation
D)operant conditioning
E)imprinting
25

Humans ignoring night sounds while asleep.
A)classical conditioning
B)fixed-action pattern
C)habituation
D)operant conditioning
E)imprinting
26

A goose retrieves eggs that have rolled out of the nest with a stereotyped movement.
A)classical conditioning
B)fixed-action pattern
C)habituation
D)operant conditioning
E)imprinting
27

A rat in a box learns to associate pressing a lever with obtaining food.
A)classical conditioning
B)fixed-action pattern
C)habituation
D)operant conditioning
E)imprinting
28

Chemical messengers that are used for communication within an animal species are called
A)hormones
B)genes
C)pheromones
D)enzymes
E)all above are used in some species
29

Courtship behaviors in animals involve all of the following except:
A)visual cues
B)acoustic signals
C)chemical signals
D)auditory cues
E)all of the above are involved in courtship behaviors
30

Ethology is the study of how animals behave in their natural environments.
A)True
B)False
31

Conditioned behavior is strengthened more by intermittent reinforcement rather than by successive reinforcements for each correct behavior.
A)True
B)False
32

The fact that environmental cues influence behavior can be shown by artificial selection and hybridization.
A)True
B)False
33

The most obvious circadian rhythm in humans is the menstrual cycle.
A)True
B)False








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