LS.5.3.1 Instincts vs. Learned Behaviors

What is an example of an instinct?

• Riding a bike

• Building a spider web

• Speaking a language

• Playing a game

Which of the following is a learned behavior?

• Sneezing

• Blinking

• Tying shoes

• Goosebumps

What is the difference between instincts and learned behaviors?

• Instincts are taught by parents, learned behaviors are not.

• Instincts are natural and automatic, learned behaviors are acquired through experience.

• Instincts are always better than learned behaviors.

• Instincts are only found in animals, learned behaviors are only found in humans.

Which behavior is an instinct?

• Parrots talking

• Dog shaking when wet

• Using eating utensils

• Playing a game

What is an example of a learned behavior?

• Building a better nest

• Living in groups

• Sneezing

• Spider web making

Which of the following is an instinctive behavior?

• Prairie dogs communicating danger

• Squirrels storing food for winter

• Doing pet tricks

• Speaking a language

What is an example of a learned behavior in animals?

• Bees constructing hexagonal cells

• Prairie dogs communicating danger to their group

• Sneezing

• Blinking

Which behavior is considered a learned behavior?

• Cocoon making by moths

• Building a better nest

• Living in groups

• Swimming upstream to spawn

What is an instinctive behavior in humans?

• Pulling your hand away from something hot

• Tying shoes

• Playing a game

• Using eating utensils

Which of the following is a learned behavior?

• Getting goosebumps

• Parrots talking

• Nest building

• Blinking