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True or False? Classical ethologists proposed that most animal behavior was
instinctive. - Answer✅✅True
The survival value of certain types of behavior is often referred to as its . . . -
Answer✅✅Function
Who is considered the foremost expert on the mechanism of operant conditioning?
- Answer✅✅B. F. Skinner
Breifly describe Pavlov's famous experiment in classical conditioning. -
Answer✅✅Pavlov discovered that dogs automatically began to salivate at the sight
of food. If he always rang a bell when he offered food, the dogs began slowly to
associate the unrelated stimulus with food. In time, the sound of the bell would
cause the dogs to salivate. Pavlov thereby concluded that the dogs had actually
learned to associate an unrelated stimulus with food.
, True or False? Behaviorism emphasizes the importance of genetics in shaping
bahavior. - Answer✅✅False
The first age period for a puppy to learn fear that will affect it for the rest of its life
is . . . . - Answer✅✅8 to 10 weeks
The best techniques for house breaking involve use of . . . . . - Answer✅✅positive
reinforcement
The critical socialization period for felines occurs between . . . . - Answer✅✅2 and 8
weeks
Multiple-cat households should have . . . - Answer✅✅at least as many litter boxes
as cats
Puppies and kittens learn to interact with their own species during . . . . . -
Answer✅✅the critical period
Inherited or geneticalaly coded responses to environmental stimuli are also
called . . . . - Answer✅✅instincts
For positive reinforcement to be effective, the pleasent event must occur within
_____ seconds of the behavior. - Answer✅✅20
Aggression that an animal learns to avoid an uncomfortable stimulus is called
______ aggression. - Answer✅✅conflict-related
A dog that exhibits destructive behavior only when the owners are away is most
likely suffering from . . . . - Answer✅✅separation anxiety
An animal that doesn't give a warnign or threat prior to biting is most likely
exhbiting . . . . . - Answer✅✅predatory aggression
Initial behavior modification sessions should last no more than ____ minutes. -
Answer✅✅5
True or False? The goal of reprimanding a pet is to associate a behavior with danger
or disorientation. - Answer✅✅True
The behavior modification technique that involves elimination of a problem
behavior by completely removing the reinforcement for the behavior is . . . . -
Answer✅✅extinction
Long-term pharmaceutical approaches to problem behavior usually involve
administration of . . . . . - Answer✅✅Hormones
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True or False? Classical ethologists proposed that most animal behavior was
instinctive. - Answer✅✅True
The survival value of certain types of behavior is often referred to as its . . . -
Answer✅✅Function
Who is considered the foremost expert on the mechanism of operant conditioning?
- Answer✅✅B. F. Skinner
Breifly describe Pavlov's famous experiment in classical conditioning. -
Answer✅✅Pavlov discovered that dogs automatically began to salivate at the sight
of food. If he always rang a bell when he offered food, the dogs began slowly to
associate the unrelated stimulus with food. In time, the sound of the bell would
cause the dogs to salivate. Pavlov thereby concluded that the dogs had actually
learned to associate an unrelated stimulus with food.
, True or False? Behaviorism emphasizes the importance of genetics in shaping
bahavior. - Answer✅✅False
The first age period for a puppy to learn fear that will affect it for the rest of its life
is . . . . - Answer✅✅8 to 10 weeks
The best techniques for house breaking involve use of . . . . . - Answer✅✅positive
reinforcement
The critical socialization period for felines occurs between . . . . - Answer✅✅2 and 8
weeks
Multiple-cat households should have . . . - Answer✅✅at least as many litter boxes
as cats
Puppies and kittens learn to interact with their own species during . . . . . -
Answer✅✅the critical period
Inherited or geneticalaly coded responses to environmental stimuli are also
called . . . . - Answer✅✅instincts
For positive reinforcement to be effective, the pleasent event must occur within
_____ seconds of the behavior. - Answer✅✅20
Aggression that an animal learns to avoid an uncomfortable stimulus is called
______ aggression. - Answer✅✅conflict-related
A dog that exhibits destructive behavior only when the owners are away is most
likely suffering from . . . . - Answer✅✅separation anxiety
An animal that doesn't give a warnign or threat prior to biting is most likely
exhbiting . . . . . - Answer✅✅predatory aggression
Initial behavior modification sessions should last no more than ____ minutes. -
Answer✅✅5
True or False? The goal of reprimanding a pet is to associate a behavior with danger
or disorientation. - Answer✅✅True
The behavior modification technique that involves elimination of a problem
behavior by completely removing the reinforcement for the behavior is . . . . -
Answer✅✅extinction
Long-term pharmaceutical approaches to problem behavior usually involve
administration of . . . . . - Answer✅✅Hormones
