BSCS Biology: A Molecular Approach

Chapter 22: Behavior

Major Elements of Behavior

1.
____ behavior is inborn -- influenced by genes, not based on experience.
A)imprinted
B)fixed
C)innate
D)responsive
2.
____ is a type of behavior that requires little or no practice but can occur only during a genetically determined time in an organism's development.
A)habituation
B)imprinting
C)a fixed action pattern
D)conditioning
3.
Gradual loss of a response to a repeated stimulus is called ___ to that stimulus.
A)conditioning
B)trial-and-error learning
C)imprinting
D)habituating
4.
The apparatus shown here was used by Pavlov to demonstrate the complex type of learning called ____.
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A)conditioning
B)habituation
C)imprinting
D)trial-and-error learning
5.
A dog's attempts to bury a bone by scratching on carpet, even if it has spent its entire life indoors, is an example of a ____.
A)response to a stimulus
B)habituation
C)fixed action pattern
D)learned behavior
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