The Role Of Environment In Shaping Learned Behavior

Learned behavior is acquired through experience and observation, not inherited or coded in DNA. It can be improved with practice and varies across populations. Examples include school routines and trained dolphins. Learned behavior has five characteristics: non-inheritable, not intrinsic, permutable, adaptable, and progressive. Types include habituation, where response to a stimulus decreases over time, and imprinting, where young animals follow the first object they encounter. Learned behavior contrasts with innate behavior, which is inherent and not influenced by the environment.

What is a key factor in acquiring learned behavior?

• Random chance

• Genetic inheritance

• Observation and experience

• Isolation from others

Why is learned behavior not present in animals raised in isolation?

• They are not exposed to rewards

• They have no stimuli to observe

• They are not capable of learning

• They lack genetic coding

How does a dolphin learn to jump through a hoop?

• Through genetic coding

• By being trained and rewarded

• By instinct

• By observing other dolphins

What is the result of a dolphin's learned behavior in a controlled environment?

• It becomes instinctual

• It is forgotten quickly

• It is rewarded and reinforced

• It is passed to offspring

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of learned behavior?

• Non-inheritable

• Adaptable

• Intrinsic

• Permutable

Which characteristic allows learned behavior to change over time?

• Static

• Permutable

• Intrinsic

• Non-inheritable

What happens to an animal's response during habituation?

• It becomes unpredictable

• It decreases

• It remains the same

• It increases

What is the process called when animals get used to human presence?

• Conditioning

• Habituation

• Imprinting

• Adaptation

What is imprinting in young animals?

• Learning to avoid predators

• Developing a fear of humans

• Learning to hunt for food

• Fixating on the first object they encounter

Which behavior is typically observed in very young animals?

• Habituation

• Imprinting

• Adaptation

• Conditioning