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Introductory Biology

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Set 34 Animal Behavior

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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In a laboratory, a mouse runs a maze faster on the third try and even faster on the fifth try. Which of the following best describes what has taken place?

A)The mouse has doubly imprinted the maze.
B)The mouse has first learned the maze and then established its pattern in a fixed behavior.
C)The mouse has learned more about the maze on each trial.
D)The mouse learned the maze on the first three tries and then imprinted what it learned on the fourth try.

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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When you see a speed limit sign, you control your speed according to the "rule." This is an example of

A)fixed behavior.
B)genetically controlled behavior.
C)behavior affected by hormones.
D)learned behavior.

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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Which of the following statements about behaviors is true?

A)All fixed behaviors are more useful than learned behaviors.
B)All learned behaviors are more useful than fixed behaviors.
C)Learned behaviors occur only in humans.
D)Many animals use both fixed and learned behaviors.

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