Behavior (Penn Foster Vet Assistant)
The entire field of biology, including ethology, was revolutionized in the nineteenth
century by british scientist - answerCharles Darwin
On The Origin of Species was published in - answer1859
What two things are essential for a species to adapt to their environment -
answernatural selection and instinctive behavior
This scientist questioned the role of instinct - answerPavlov (dog)
unconditioned response - answerinvoluntary response (reflex behavior) (knee kick when
hit with hammer;dog salivating)
what is an unconditioned stimulus - answersomething that causes and unconditioned
response (the HAMMER tapping someones knee; the DOG FOOD)
what is a conditioned stimulus - answeran unrelated stimulus (bell) which causes the
same effect as an unconditioned response (salivation)
behaviorism - answerbehavior is learned and not genetically programmed
Who did behaviorism originate with - answerWatson
stimulus response theory - answerall complex forms of behavior are complex muscular
and glandular responses
what two categories of conditioned learning do behaviorists recognize -
answerCLASSIC CONDITIONING(pairing previously neutral stimulus [bell] with
unconditioned stimulus [food])
OPERANT CONDITIONING (training by using positive or negative reinforcement)
expert on the mechanism of operant conditioning - answerskinner (rats)
The survival value of certain types of behavior is often referred to as its - answerfunction
feeding - answertaking or giving of food
typically requires hunting, killing and devouring some type of prey - answerfeeding
, insect that sits completely motionless for long periods waiting for a fly to land nearby -
answerpraying mantis
wiggles its worm-like tongue to lure small fish into its jaws - answeralligator snapping
turtle
animal that spreads wings to provide shade for fish to lure them into striking distance -
answerheron
animal that shatters the shells of crabs, scallops and other sea creatures by dropping
them repeatedly on the rocks - answergulls
this animal uses twigs to fish for termites - answerchimpanzee
most cats can jump from a standing position ___ times their own height - answer5
because movement stimulates their site, cats can spot an insect moving ___ feet away -
answer20
when dogs meet for the first time they typically do what - answertouch noses and
examine each others hindquarters
three basic categories of breeding - answercourtship, mating, parenting
female dogs may enter their first fertal cycle as early as - answer6 months old (although
between 8 and 10 seems more common)
heat in dogs usually occurs how many times a year - answer2
the first stage of heat - answerproestrus
the proestrus heat cycle in dogs usually lasts - answer5-12 days
second stage of heat - answerestrus
the estrus heat cycle usually lasts - answer7-9 days
at the end of the estrus stage, if the female has not become pregnant, her discharge will
- answerturn pale or milky, gradually diminishing in quantity until it disappears
male cats usually reach maturity between - answer8-12 months
female cats usually reach maturity between - answer6-12 months
a female cats behavior associated with the fertile cycle may last - answer7-10 days
The entire field of biology, including ethology, was revolutionized in the nineteenth
century by british scientist - answerCharles Darwin
On The Origin of Species was published in - answer1859
What two things are essential for a species to adapt to their environment -
answernatural selection and instinctive behavior
This scientist questioned the role of instinct - answerPavlov (dog)
unconditioned response - answerinvoluntary response (reflex behavior) (knee kick when
hit with hammer;dog salivating)
what is an unconditioned stimulus - answersomething that causes and unconditioned
response (the HAMMER tapping someones knee; the DOG FOOD)
what is a conditioned stimulus - answeran unrelated stimulus (bell) which causes the
same effect as an unconditioned response (salivation)
behaviorism - answerbehavior is learned and not genetically programmed
Who did behaviorism originate with - answerWatson
stimulus response theory - answerall complex forms of behavior are complex muscular
and glandular responses
what two categories of conditioned learning do behaviorists recognize -
answerCLASSIC CONDITIONING(pairing previously neutral stimulus [bell] with
unconditioned stimulus [food])
OPERANT CONDITIONING (training by using positive or negative reinforcement)
expert on the mechanism of operant conditioning - answerskinner (rats)
The survival value of certain types of behavior is often referred to as its - answerfunction
feeding - answertaking or giving of food
typically requires hunting, killing and devouring some type of prey - answerfeeding
, insect that sits completely motionless for long periods waiting for a fly to land nearby -
answerpraying mantis
wiggles its worm-like tongue to lure small fish into its jaws - answeralligator snapping
turtle
animal that spreads wings to provide shade for fish to lure them into striking distance -
answerheron
animal that shatters the shells of crabs, scallops and other sea creatures by dropping
them repeatedly on the rocks - answergulls
this animal uses twigs to fish for termites - answerchimpanzee
most cats can jump from a standing position ___ times their own height - answer5
because movement stimulates their site, cats can spot an insect moving ___ feet away -
answer20
when dogs meet for the first time they typically do what - answertouch noses and
examine each others hindquarters
three basic categories of breeding - answercourtship, mating, parenting
female dogs may enter their first fertal cycle as early as - answer6 months old (although
between 8 and 10 seems more common)
heat in dogs usually occurs how many times a year - answer2
the first stage of heat - answerproestrus
the proestrus heat cycle in dogs usually lasts - answer5-12 days
second stage of heat - answerestrus
the estrus heat cycle usually lasts - answer7-9 days
at the end of the estrus stage, if the female has not become pregnant, her discharge will
- answerturn pale or milky, gradually diminishing in quantity until it disappears
male cats usually reach maturity between - answer8-12 months
female cats usually reach maturity between - answer6-12 months
a female cats behavior associated with the fertile cycle may last - answer7-10 days
