Psych 387 Unit 1 Questions and Verified Answers
The quotation, "Change is the only constant," is attributed to ______.
Buckminster Fuller
Virgil
Lucretis
Einstein Correct Answer: Lucretius
Work on selective breeding in ___________ over a period of 40 years shows that
behavioral characteristics can be selectively bred so that the descendants behave
more like a different species than like their own ancestors.
Ants
Foxes
Horses
Rabbits Correct Answer: Foxes
Ants on a straight surface such as a road will
continue to go straight
stop moving
attack others ants
march around and around Correct Answer: march around and around
,A reflex can be defined as
any very simple behavior
simple response to a simple event
a relationship between an event and a simple response
a purely physiological phenomenon Correct Answer: a relationship between an
event and a simple response
The cowbird deposits its egges in the nests of other birds. This is most likely a :
reflex
modal action pattern
general behavior trait
learned behavior Correct Answer: modal action pattern
The list of alleged human instincts:
has gotten shorter over the years
has gotten longer over the years
has remained about the same over the years
is longer for pre-industrialized peoples than for those living in industrialized nation
Correct Answer: has gotten shorter over the years
Lee Cronk wrote an article on how evolved behavior can prove nonadaptive when
the environment changes. This article is called:
, Old dogs, Old tricks
The once and future King
Murder most Fowl
History recalled Correct Answer: Old dogs, old tricks
Most mutation:
are not helpful to survival
contribute to survival in important ways
cause monterism
occur in one-celled organism Correct Answer: are not helpful to survival
The text states that a mechanism exists that can allow organisms to change within
the lifetime of the individual. This mechanism is called:
natural selection
mutation
hybridization
learning Correct Answer: learning
Which of the following would qualify as learning:
Beeing calmed with a tranquilizer
Calm behavior after brain surgery
The quotation, "Change is the only constant," is attributed to ______.
Buckminster Fuller
Virgil
Lucretis
Einstein Correct Answer: Lucretius
Work on selective breeding in ___________ over a period of 40 years shows that
behavioral characteristics can be selectively bred so that the descendants behave
more like a different species than like their own ancestors.
Ants
Foxes
Horses
Rabbits Correct Answer: Foxes
Ants on a straight surface such as a road will
continue to go straight
stop moving
attack others ants
march around and around Correct Answer: march around and around
,A reflex can be defined as
any very simple behavior
simple response to a simple event
a relationship between an event and a simple response
a purely physiological phenomenon Correct Answer: a relationship between an
event and a simple response
The cowbird deposits its egges in the nests of other birds. This is most likely a :
reflex
modal action pattern
general behavior trait
learned behavior Correct Answer: modal action pattern
The list of alleged human instincts:
has gotten shorter over the years
has gotten longer over the years
has remained about the same over the years
is longer for pre-industrialized peoples than for those living in industrialized nation
Correct Answer: has gotten shorter over the years
Lee Cronk wrote an article on how evolved behavior can prove nonadaptive when
the environment changes. This article is called:
, Old dogs, Old tricks
The once and future King
Murder most Fowl
History recalled Correct Answer: Old dogs, old tricks
Most mutation:
are not helpful to survival
contribute to survival in important ways
cause monterism
occur in one-celled organism Correct Answer: are not helpful to survival
The text states that a mechanism exists that can allow organisms to change within
the lifetime of the individual. This mechanism is called:
natural selection
mutation
hybridization
learning Correct Answer: learning
Which of the following would qualify as learning:
Beeing calmed with a tranquilizer
Calm behavior after brain surgery
