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Animal Biology

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Set 7 Learning Neuroethology And Cognition

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Question 1

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What hypothesis did Megan Gibbons, Arianne Ferguson and Danielle Lee examine in their study of learning in salamanders?

A) As individuals age, they learn to avoid predators.
B) As individuals age, they learn to consume different food items.
C) As individuals age, they learn from experience and become more efficient at capturing prey.
D) Individuals do not learn from experience as they age.
E) Young individuals learn faster than old individuals.

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Question 2

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If habitat selection behavior is influenced by genes, why is learning not an adaptation in a fixed world with constant good and bad habitat types?

A) Selection will favor individuals that prefer to breed in the good habitat, so the world will contain individuals that only breed in the good habitat and learning will be unnecessary.
B) Learning will only lead to breeding in the good habitat 50% of the time, so it will not be favored.
C) In a fixed world, there is no relationship between past experience and future conditions, so learning is not beneficial.
D) Learning is too costly in a fixed world.
E) The benefits of learning in a fixed world are too unpredictable.

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Question 3

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Habituation ______________.

A) is a form of habitat selection
B) is the reduction and then lack of response to a stimulus over time
C) is the environment in which an individual lives
D) describes the size of a territory defended
E) is a form of filial imprinting

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