Chapter 33:
Animal Behavior
Practice Test
1.
Both automatic responses and instinctive behaviors are indirectly controlled by __________.
a.
genes
b.
conscious thought
c.
insight
d.
reflexes
Hint
2.
A state of reduced metabolism that occurs in animals living under intense heat is called __________.
a.
exothermy
b.
estivation
c.
dormancy
d.
hibernation
Hint
3.
A behavior that mobilizes your body for greater activity is called __________.
a.
aggression
b.
a fight-or-flight response
c.
an instinct
d.
a reflex
Hint
4.
The fights between animals of the same species are usually __________.
a.
to the death
b.
instinctive
c.
symbolic
d.
over food
Hint
5.
Ivan Pavlov was the first to demonstrate __________.
a.
insight in dogs
b.
conditioning in dogs
c.
trial-and-error in dogs
d.
habituation in dogs
Hint
6.
Learning in which an animal uses previous experience to respond to a new situation is called ____________.
a.
conditioning
b.
trail-and error learning
c.
insight
d.
imprinting
Hint
7.
Which group of animals has the most complex learned behavior?
a.
birds
b.
humans
c.
fishes
d.
mammals
Hint
8.
Communication is ____________.
a.
accomplished only by mammals
b.
learned only
c.
innate and learned
d.
innate only
Hint
9.
A type of learning in which an animal, at a critical time of its life, forms a social attachment to another object is called ___________.
a.
trial-and-error learning
b.
habituation
c.
imprinting
d.
motivation
Hint
10.
Courtship behavior has evolved through __________.
a.
reflex
b.
natural selection
c.
conditioning
d.
instinct
Hint
11.
A state of reduced metabolism that occurs in animals living under very cold conditions is called ___________.
a.
hibernation
b.
estivation
c.
exothermy
d.
dormancy
Hint
12.
Behavior that changes through practice or experience is called ___________.
a.
innate behavior
b.
habituation
c.
instinct
d.
learned behavior
Hint
13.
Territoriality reduces ___________.
a.
learning
b.
communication
c.
competition
d.
instinctive behavior
Hint
14.
In _________, some individuals are more subordinate than others.
a.
a dominance hierarchy
b.
competition
c.
aggression
d.
courtship behavior
Hint
15.
A type of learning in which an animal receives a reward for making a particular response is called __________.
a.
habituation
b.
trial-and-error learning
c.
imprinting
d.
motivation
Hint
