- The type of learning that causes specially trained dogs to salivate when they hear bells is called
classical conditioning
- Which of the following statements about learning and behavior is incorrect?
classical conditionaing involves trial-and-error learning
- Male insects attempt to mate with orchids but eventually stop responding to them. What term best applies to this behavior?
habituation
- A stickleback fish will attack a fish model as long as the model has red coloring. What term best applies to this behavior?
sign stimulus
- Parental protective behavior in turkeys is triggered by the cheeping sound of young chicks. What term best applies to this behavior?
sign stimulus
- A guinea pig loves the lettuce kept in the refrigerator and sqeals each time the refrigerator door opens. What term best applies to this behavior?
classical conditioning
- Sparrows are receptive to learning songs only during a sensitive period. What term best applies to this behavior?
imprinting
- Classical conditioning and operant conditioning differ in that
operant conditioning involves consquences for the animal's behavior
- Some dogs love attention, and Frodo the beagle learns that if he barks, he gets attention. Which of the following might you use to describe this behavior?
The dog's behavior is a result of operant conditioning
- Among song birds, a "crystallized" song is one that
is the final song that some species produce