Tag: ethology
Questions Related to ethology
Which of the following is the behaviour of social learning?
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Instinct
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Conditioning
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Imitation
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None of the above
In the first year, a child attempts to speech when mother directed her, is described by
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Intrinsic
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Imprinting
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Imitation
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Conditioning
Copying the behaviour of someone observed is called imitation. It is seen in animals including humans as the most common learning process. Imitation is the social behaviour or conduct that a person unconsciously or passively learns and adopts. For example, yawning in humans and the child attempt in the first year to imitate sounds to get the attention of his mother or others. So, the correct option is C.
People are afraid of the snake, an example of which human behaviour?
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Instinct
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Conditioning
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Imprinting
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Imitation
- A person's fear of anything comes under the behavior of instinct.
- Conditioning is the particular or predictive response towards particular stimuli.
- Imprinting is a type of behavior that is genetically present and is considered to be the response to a particular stimuli.
- Imitation is a behavior in which an organism tries to copy others.
Which of the following is the positive stimulus of the conditioning behaviour?
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Praise
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Smoking
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Spanking
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Both B and C
Positive reinforcement for a conditioned behaviour can be provided by adding an appetitive stimulus at the end of correct behaviour. It can be in the form of a praise.
Learning is associated with
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Conditioning
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Imitation
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Instinct
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Both A and B
- Conditioning is a behavioral process whereby a response becomes more frequent or more predictable in a given environment as a result of reinforcement, with reinforcement typically being a stimulus or reward for the desired response.
- Imitation is an advanced behavior whereby an individual observes and replicates another's behavior.
- Both Imitation and conditioning are part of the learning process in organisms. Hence, option D is correct.
Which of the following organism was used as an experimental model for the investigation of conditioning behaviour?
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Ducklings
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Dog
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Dolphin
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Bee
Dogs were used as an experimental model for the investigation of conditioning behavior and the experiments were done by Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov in which he showed that the dogs could be conditioned unconsciously with neutral, unrelated event with feeding.
Imitation is
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Involuntary response
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Voluntary response
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Stimulus
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None of the above
A) An involuntary response is not under conscious control. It generally constitutes the reflexes.
Identify the animal behaviour from the given statement.
Ants usually go in a line to reach sweets kept in a box.
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Imitation
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Conditioning
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Instinct
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None of the above
A) Imitation is a behavior in which an organism observes, learns and reciprocates other organisms.
Human behaviour is more complex because
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They can not control their behaviour and aware of themselves.
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They can control their behaviour and aware of themselves.
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They have well developed nervous system.
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None of the above.
Organisms reproducing throughout the year are called ______ breeders e.g., _____, and those who show recurring sexual activity are called _______ breeders e.g., _________.
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Continuous, sparrow, seasonal, hen
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Seasonal, lizard, continuous, hen
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Continuous, man, seasonal, tiger
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Seasonal, hen, continuous, tiger