Exam 08800200?

1. The four essential aspects of successful training are





A. food, praise, stimulation, and exercise.


B. a leash, collar, choke chain, and shake can.





C. instinct, conditioning, education, and observation.





D. reward, reprimand, trust, and consistency.














2. According to Charles Darwin, what biological mechanism allows members of the same species to respond appropriately to various conditions in the natural world?





A. Instinct


B. Nurture





C. Conditioning





D. Selective breeding














3. Animal researchers refer to the process of filtering out sights, scents, and sounds that have little impact on survival as





A. desensitizing.


B. nurturing.





C. aggression.





D. habituation.














4. Animal behaviorists often refer to the lead dog in a pack as the





A. proestrus.


B. high dog.





C. operator.





D. alpha dog.














5. Animal behavior researchers often refer to an activity associated with punishment or reward as a/an





A. operant.


B. condition.





C. stimulus.





D. response.














6. Until approximately what age does the sensitive period last among cats and dogs?





A. Two weeks


B. Twelve weeks





C. Twenty weeks





D. Ten months














7. The feline sense of smell is enhanced by a structure in its mouth known as _______ organ.





A. Pavlov's


B. Jacobsen's





C. Tinbergen's





D. Konrad's














8. Which of the following theories asserts that all animal activity is learned, rather than genetically programmed?





A. Naturalism


B. Behaviorism





C. Biology





D. Socialism














9. Young animals often learn valuable hunting skills through





A. feeding.


B. grooming.





C. playing.





D. mating.














10. The point of a reprimand is to _______ an animal.





A. punish


B. frighten





C. startle





D. irritate














11. Upon reaching sexual maturity, male dogs and cats may mark their territory through





A. regurgitating.


B. spraying.





C. neutering.





D. biting.














12. Which of the following are considered the most effective types of reward?





A. Food and praise


B. Light and sound





C. Noise and water





D. Rest and isolation














13. Early bonding with an object or animal is commonly referred to as





A. priming.


B. sensitizing.





C. imprinting.





D. socializing.














14. Which of the following types of behavior involves hoarding?





A. Breeding


B. Grooming





C. Feeding





D. Aggression














15. Automatic, or simple reflex, behavior is commonly referred to as





A. a conditioned response.


B. operant conditioning.





C. spatial motivation.





D. an unconditioned response.














16. Which of the following conditions might typically cause a dog to chew or shred household objects?





A. Urinary-tract infections


B. Prolonged absence of human caretakers





C. Too much exercise and stimulation





D. Infestation of parasites














17. Learning through trial and error is often referred to as _______ learning.





A. instinctive


B. instructive





C. inherited





D. instrumental














18. Early researchers often referred to the predictable behaviors displayed by a particular species as





A. fixed action patterns.


B. sociobiology habits.





C. routine reflex responses.





D. random access patterns.














19. Which of the following animals would most likely be associated with a kind of behavior referred to as preening?





A. Chinchillas


B. Parrots





C. Cats





D. Gerbils














20. Biologists and veterinary specialists refer to the study of animal behavior as





A. ethnology.


B. etiology.





C. ethology.





D. ecology.

Exam 08800200?
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