PSY 333 Test 4 Study Guide: Advanced Abnormal Psychology Review
Flexibility/adaptability of responses is a necessary indicator of what? - correct answer
✔✔Reasoning
External object used to gain a desired end - correct answer ✔✔Tool
Can be flexibly adapted to new circumstances (Flexible: modify tools) - correct answer ✔✔Tools
Can be used to make other objects or to facilitate activities such as obtaining food/resources.
Not of immediate use by themselves - correct answer ✔✔Tools
"The animal is using an unattached environmental object to alter form, position, or condition of
another object or organism, when the user holds or carries the tool during its use and is
responsible for proper and effective orientation of the tool - correct answer ✔✔Tool Use
Termite Fishing. Ripped a part sticks to get termites. - correct answer ✔✔Chimpanzee
(modification of tools)
Break sticks to be smaller to get the insects because they cannot reach with their beak. Pulling
out bugs - correct answer ✔✔New Caledonian Crow
Some crows fished for beetle larvae. Use the tip of the stick to tickle larvae and it gets agitated.
Opens mouth on stick and attaches so crow can get food. Adults use these tools much more
efficiently than young. Suggests that skill is particularly learned. - correct answer ✔✔New
Caledonian Crow
Name of bird that spontaneously bent wire to be a hook so she could grab the object on tube -
correct answer ✔✔Betty
, Some _______ can make tools with foreign objects not from habitat. (Betty) - correct answer
✔✔Crows
________ (# of trials) 10 trials: Male vs Betty. Only given straight wire. Males bent wire _______
of _______times. Betty did it ______ in _______ - correct answer ✔✔10 trials. 1 of 10. 9 of 10
Assessed if they could bend the hook and male the already bent wire so she bent her own -
correct answer ✔✔Betty
Grabbing sea anemones and using them to repel their enemies - correct answer ✔✔Hermit
Crab
Take branches to swat flies away from their bodies. Will also use sticks, bones, etc to throw at
other animals, can use grass to wipe blood and wounds. Pick up branches to knock an electric
fence done - correct answer ✔✔Asian Elephants and Fly Switching
Crack open mollusks with rocks on chest (oysters) - correct answer ✔✔Sea Otters
learned behavior that needs practicing hammer and anvil. big rock and little rock sandwich to
open nuts, etc (2 animals) - correct answer ✔✔Tufted Capuchin Monkeys
learned behavior that needs practicing hammer and anvil. big rock and little rock sandwich to
open nuts, etc (2 animals) - correct answer ✔✔Chimpanzees
Female __________ used "walking stick" to test water levels and navigate through water -
correct answer ✔✔Gorilla
Flexibility/adaptability of responses is a necessary indicator of what? - correct answer
✔✔Reasoning
External object used to gain a desired end - correct answer ✔✔Tool
Can be flexibly adapted to new circumstances (Flexible: modify tools) - correct answer ✔✔Tools
Can be used to make other objects or to facilitate activities such as obtaining food/resources.
Not of immediate use by themselves - correct answer ✔✔Tools
"The animal is using an unattached environmental object to alter form, position, or condition of
another object or organism, when the user holds or carries the tool during its use and is
responsible for proper and effective orientation of the tool - correct answer ✔✔Tool Use
Termite Fishing. Ripped a part sticks to get termites. - correct answer ✔✔Chimpanzee
(modification of tools)
Break sticks to be smaller to get the insects because they cannot reach with their beak. Pulling
out bugs - correct answer ✔✔New Caledonian Crow
Some crows fished for beetle larvae. Use the tip of the stick to tickle larvae and it gets agitated.
Opens mouth on stick and attaches so crow can get food. Adults use these tools much more
efficiently than young. Suggests that skill is particularly learned. - correct answer ✔✔New
Caledonian Crow
Name of bird that spontaneously bent wire to be a hook so she could grab the object on tube -
correct answer ✔✔Betty
, Some _______ can make tools with foreign objects not from habitat. (Betty) - correct answer
✔✔Crows
________ (# of trials) 10 trials: Male vs Betty. Only given straight wire. Males bent wire _______
of _______times. Betty did it ______ in _______ - correct answer ✔✔10 trials. 1 of 10. 9 of 10
Assessed if they could bend the hook and male the already bent wire so she bent her own -
correct answer ✔✔Betty
Grabbing sea anemones and using them to repel their enemies - correct answer ✔✔Hermit
Crab
Take branches to swat flies away from their bodies. Will also use sticks, bones, etc to throw at
other animals, can use grass to wipe blood and wounds. Pick up branches to knock an electric
fence done - correct answer ✔✔Asian Elephants and Fly Switching
Crack open mollusks with rocks on chest (oysters) - correct answer ✔✔Sea Otters
learned behavior that needs practicing hammer and anvil. big rock and little rock sandwich to
open nuts, etc (2 animals) - correct answer ✔✔Tufted Capuchin Monkeys
learned behavior that needs practicing hammer and anvil. big rock and little rock sandwich to
open nuts, etc (2 animals) - correct answer ✔✔Chimpanzees
Female __________ used "walking stick" to test water levels and navigate through water -
correct answer ✔✔Gorilla
