Vocabulary
What is the definition of behavior?
All of the actions something does and preforms.
The definition of trial-and-error learning is an animal learns to do a behavior through repeated practice.
All animal behaviors are responses to ____?
Stimuli
What is an example of behavior?
A dog bark at a stranger.
A bird calling out.
What is an example of trial-and-error learning?
When you learn to ride a bike, you wobble a bit at first, but then get the hang of it.
What is the definition of instinct?
A response to a stimulus that is inborn and that an animal preforms correctly the first time.
What is the definition of insight learning?
The definition of insight learning is when you solve a problem or learn how to do something new by applying what you already know, without a period of trial and error.
The types of animal behavior are _____ and _____ _____.
Instincts and learned behavior
What is an example of instinct?
Spiders spin complicated webs on their first try without making mistakes in the pattern.
What is an example of insight learning?
The first time you play a new video game you use what you already know from other video games to figure out how to play the game.
What is the definition of learning?
The process that leads to changes in behavior based on practice or experience.
Most behaviors help an animal survive or _____.
Reproduce
What is an example of learning?
The first time you ride a bike it takes a few tries before you get the hang of it.
What is the definition of imprinting?
Imprinting is learned behavior.
Most behavior is a complex process in which different parts of an animal's body work ______?
Together
What is an example of imprinting?
Certain newly hatched birds and newborn mammals recognize and follow the first moving object they see.
What is the definition of conditioning?
Conditioning is learning that a particular stimulus or response leads to a good or bad outcome.
The ______ of animals are adaptations that have evolved over long periods of time.
behaviors
What is an example of conditioning?
When a dog sees its owner approaching with a leash, the dog might jump up, eager to go for a walk.