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Animal Biology

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Set 5 Learning And Cognition

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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When considering animals that are very different from us, insects, for example, most people tend to

A) anthropomorphize.
B) assume they think like we do.
C) attribute a high level of cognitive ability to them.
D) discount their mental abilities.

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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A change in behavior resulting from _______ would qualify as an example of learning.

A) fatigue
B) maturation of the nervous system
C) practicing the behavior
D) all of the above

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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We need to describe learning as a change in the probability that a certain behavior will occur because learned behaviors

A) are always performed immediately.
B) are not directly observable.
C) may not be performed every time the opportunity presents itself.
D) all of the above.

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