Animal Learning and Behavior Concepts

The video explores animal behavior, starting with innate behaviors like instincts and reflexes, moving through fixed action patterns, imprinting, associative learning, trial and error learning, habituation, observational learning, and concluding with insight and intelligence. It highlights examples from various species to illustrate these concepts.

What is the study of animal behavior called?

• Biology

• Ethology

• Zoology

• Ecology

Which of the following is an example of an instinctive behavior?

• A baby grasping a finger

• A dog learning to sit on command

• A bird building a nest

• A cat chasing a laser pointer

What is a fixed action pattern?

• A behavior that is modified by experience

• A behavior developed during a critical period

• A series of actions triggered by a specific stimulus

• A learned behavior through observation

What is imprinting in animal behavior?

• Learning through trial and error

• Associating two stimuli

• A behavior developed during a critical period

• Ignoring repeated stimuli

Which experiment is associated with associative learning?

• Pavlov's Dogs

• Kohler's Chimpanzees

• Skinner's Box

• Lorenz's Geese

What is trial and error learning?

• Learning by associating stimuli

• Learning by observing others

• Learning during a critical period

• Learning through repeated attempts

What is habituation?

• Learning during a critical period

• Learning through observation

• Learning by ignoring repeated stimuli

• Learning by associating two stimuli

Which animal is known for its observational learning abilities?

• Dog

• Horse

• Octopus

• Cat

What is insight learning?

• Learning by ignoring repeated stimuli

• Sudden understanding of a problem

• Learning by associating stimuli

• Learning through trial and error

Which animals are known to exhibit insight learning?

• Reptiles

• Primates

• Insects

• Fish