Animal Comparative Behavior Exams 1–3, Final Study Guide – Comprehensive Review of
Animal Behavior and Ethology
Basically, comparative psychology compares the psychology of humans and_______? - ANS
✔✔Animals
Which of these is NOT TRUE about comparative psychology? - ANS ✔✔Uses technological/
computational analogies to explain animal behavior, but not human's
Which is a reason one would study comparative psychology? - ANS ✔✔To further explain the
functionality of human & animal behavior.
Which Arab intellectual & scholar was one of the first to make comparisons between social
organization & communication between humans & animals? - ANS ✔✔Al-Jahiz
Which Australian zoologist studied imprinting behavior in ducks & geese & their relation to
human attachment? - ANS ✔✔Konrad Lorenzo
One of the greatest strengths of comparative psychology is that we can learn about the
function, development, & _________ origin of behavioral patterns. - ANS ✔✔Evolutionary
One of the limitations of comparative psychology is that differences in _________ can
complicate how we interpret behavior & motivation in other animals. - ANS ✔✔Intelligence &
Language
Who identifies morphological differences in animals in certain times & places & proposed that
idea that domestication leads to variability because animals may be bred for specific functions?
His ideas serve as a precursor to Darwin's ideas. - ANS ✔✔Felix de Azara
,Which area of study contributes to the many examples of evolution through the fossil record &
the sequential appearance of animal groups? - ANS ✔✔Paleontology
The anatomical similarity between animals of the same phylum & class, as well as variation
showing differences in adaptive function, provides evidence for evolution by linking them
through an_____________ ? - ANS ✔✔Common Ancestry
Which late 1800's English naturalist set sail around the world, gathered evidence for the
diversity of life, & proposed that life has a common ancestry & adapts thru the process of
natural selection? - ANS ✔✔Charles Darwin
Which of these is FALSE about evolution by natural selection? - ANS ✔✔Always leads to positive
changes, progress, & increased productivity
What are external factors that affect an organism's survival & reproduction (Encouraging the
need for evolutionary change)? - ANS ✔✔Selective pressure
Which of these phrases can be misleading or lead to misconceptions about evolution & natural
selection?
"Next Step in Evolution"
"Evolutionary Progress"
"Survival of the Fittest" - ANS ✔✔All of the above
Looking at all of geological periods of time & the evolution of life on earth, relatively speaking,
how much time has human civilization existed? - ANS ✔✔Very little
Deoxyribonucleic Acid, or _________, determines many anatomical, physiological, & behavioral
______________? - ANS ✔✔DNA; Characteristics
, Which pattern of evolution describes how differences can become so great between individuals
of a species, that a new species diverge from them to be considered a new species? - ANS
✔✔Divergent Evolution
Which pattern of evolution describes how different species reciprocally interact with each
other's evolutionary process? - ANS ✔✔Coevolution
Which selection process is determined by traits that improve fitness by what influences choices
about sexual partners (attraction)? - ANS ✔✔Sexual Selection
Humans have selectively bred dogs for various physical and behavioral traits according to
human needs and preferences. What is this an example of? - ANS ✔✔Artificial Selection
Which is the approach/study of psychology through an evolutionary and biological perspective?
- ANS ✔✔Evolutionary Psychology
What is the term referring to the implications of molecular studies in developmental biology
and evolutionary processes? - ANS ✔✔Evo-Devo
The _____________ stage is where body organization of an organism begins to be
distinguishable as identifiable animals. - ANS ✔✔Phylotypic
"Ontology recapitulates phylogeny", which is to say the process of development
represents/summarizes the evolutionary history, is also called _________ - ANS ✔✔Haeckel's
Biogenetic Law
When studying brain development, a pattern can be seen from the development of the
hindbrain (survival) to the limbic system (emotions), and then the neocortex (thinking). Its
development shows how______________ - ANS ✔✔Brains evolved
Animal Behavior and Ethology
Basically, comparative psychology compares the psychology of humans and_______? - ANS
✔✔Animals
Which of these is NOT TRUE about comparative psychology? - ANS ✔✔Uses technological/
computational analogies to explain animal behavior, but not human's
Which is a reason one would study comparative psychology? - ANS ✔✔To further explain the
functionality of human & animal behavior.
Which Arab intellectual & scholar was one of the first to make comparisons between social
organization & communication between humans & animals? - ANS ✔✔Al-Jahiz
Which Australian zoologist studied imprinting behavior in ducks & geese & their relation to
human attachment? - ANS ✔✔Konrad Lorenzo
One of the greatest strengths of comparative psychology is that we can learn about the
function, development, & _________ origin of behavioral patterns. - ANS ✔✔Evolutionary
One of the limitations of comparative psychology is that differences in _________ can
complicate how we interpret behavior & motivation in other animals. - ANS ✔✔Intelligence &
Language
Who identifies morphological differences in animals in certain times & places & proposed that
idea that domestication leads to variability because animals may be bred for specific functions?
His ideas serve as a precursor to Darwin's ideas. - ANS ✔✔Felix de Azara
,Which area of study contributes to the many examples of evolution through the fossil record &
the sequential appearance of animal groups? - ANS ✔✔Paleontology
The anatomical similarity between animals of the same phylum & class, as well as variation
showing differences in adaptive function, provides evidence for evolution by linking them
through an_____________ ? - ANS ✔✔Common Ancestry
Which late 1800's English naturalist set sail around the world, gathered evidence for the
diversity of life, & proposed that life has a common ancestry & adapts thru the process of
natural selection? - ANS ✔✔Charles Darwin
Which of these is FALSE about evolution by natural selection? - ANS ✔✔Always leads to positive
changes, progress, & increased productivity
What are external factors that affect an organism's survival & reproduction (Encouraging the
need for evolutionary change)? - ANS ✔✔Selective pressure
Which of these phrases can be misleading or lead to misconceptions about evolution & natural
selection?
"Next Step in Evolution"
"Evolutionary Progress"
"Survival of the Fittest" - ANS ✔✔All of the above
Looking at all of geological periods of time & the evolution of life on earth, relatively speaking,
how much time has human civilization existed? - ANS ✔✔Very little
Deoxyribonucleic Acid, or _________, determines many anatomical, physiological, & behavioral
______________? - ANS ✔✔DNA; Characteristics
, Which pattern of evolution describes how differences can become so great between individuals
of a species, that a new species diverge from them to be considered a new species? - ANS
✔✔Divergent Evolution
Which pattern of evolution describes how different species reciprocally interact with each
other's evolutionary process? - ANS ✔✔Coevolution
Which selection process is determined by traits that improve fitness by what influences choices
about sexual partners (attraction)? - ANS ✔✔Sexual Selection
Humans have selectively bred dogs for various physical and behavioral traits according to
human needs and preferences. What is this an example of? - ANS ✔✔Artificial Selection
Which is the approach/study of psychology through an evolutionary and biological perspective?
- ANS ✔✔Evolutionary Psychology
What is the term referring to the implications of molecular studies in developmental biology
and evolutionary processes? - ANS ✔✔Evo-Devo
The _____________ stage is where body organization of an organism begins to be
distinguishable as identifiable animals. - ANS ✔✔Phylotypic
"Ontology recapitulates phylogeny", which is to say the process of development
represents/summarizes the evolutionary history, is also called _________ - ANS ✔✔Haeckel's
Biogenetic Law
When studying brain development, a pattern can be seen from the development of the
hindbrain (survival) to the limbic system (emotions), and then the neocortex (thinking). Its
development shows how______________ - ANS ✔✔Brains evolved
