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17.1 The Adaptive Nature of Behavior | - List two ways in which learned and instinctive behaviors differ.
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Why is it more difficult to study the
evolution of behavior than the evolution of structural characteristics?
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17.2 Interpreting Behavior | - List two behaviors and state the significance of the behavior to the
reproductive success of the animal.
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17.3 The Problem of Anthropomorphism | - Why do students of animal behavior reject
the idea that a singing bird is happy?
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Define ethology and anthropomorphism.
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17.4 Instinct and Learning | - Briefly describe an example of unlearned
behavior in an a particular animal. Explain why you know it is unlearned. Name the animal.
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Briefly describe an example
of learned behavior in an a particular animal. Explain why you know it is learned. Name the
animal
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17.5 Kinds of Learning | - Give an example of a conditioned response. Can
you describe one that is not mentioned in this chapter?
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- How are classical conditioning and operant
conditioning different?
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- What is imprinting, and what value does it
have to the organism?
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Give an example of habituation in a wild animal.
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In what kinds of animals is observational learning common?
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Why is insight difficult to demonstrate in animals?
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17.6 Instinct and Learning in the Same Animal | -
Which one of the following animals -- goose, shark, grasshopper -- is likely
to have the highest proportion of learning in its behavior ? Goose, shark, grasshopper. List two
reasons for your answer.
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17.7 What About Human Behavior?
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Give an example of instinctive behavior in
humans.
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Give an example of habituation, association, and imprinting in humans.
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17.8 Selected Topics in Behavioral Ecology | - Describe why communication is important to
successful reproduction.
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Describe two alternative strategies for
assuring reproductive success.
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How do territorial behavior and dominance hierarchies provide certain
individuals with an advantage?
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- What distinguishes societies from simple
aggregations of individuals?
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- How do animals use chemicals, light, and sound to communicate?
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- What is sociobiology?
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