A student gives a cat she found to her friend, and her friend takes it home. The friend already has a dog. At first, the cat runs from the dog. Eventually, the cat stops running every time it sees the dog. Which type of learning is the cat exhibiting? A. habituation B. insight learning C. operant conditioning D. classical conditioning

Which is considered an innate behavior? A. horses ignoring passing cars on the road B. baby geese following their mother C. salmon swimming upstream to spawn D. riding a bicycle

Each spring, the male emperor penguin does an elaborate dance. Why does the penguin most likely do this dance? A. to protect his mate B. to attract female penguins C. to condition young penguins D. to establish himself as head penguin

Which of these behaviors observed in black bears is an innate behavior? A. hibernation B. eating blueberries C. raiding a dumpster D. balancing a ball at the circus

A dog begins to drool every time its owner reaches for a dog treat. Which type of behavior is the dog exhibiting? A. habituation B. insight learning C. operant conditioning D. classical conditioning

Greenhouses currently use sticky boards treated with natural sexual attractants as a method of pest control. What are these attractants called? A. insecticides B. Perfumes C. Pesticides D. pheromones

Scientist Konrad Lorenz showed that as baby geese hatched, they would begin to follow any object that was of reasonable size and made a reasonable sound. Even though the object was not necessarily their mother, the baby geese would follow it for the rest of their lives. What type of behavior is this? A. conditioning B. Habituation C. Imitation D. imprinting

Newborn puppies are able to find their mother’s nipple to nurse even though their eyelids are sealed shut for approximately the first ten days of their lives. Which pattern of behavior is most likely being demonstrated? A. conditioned B. Imprinting C. innate D. learning

Honey bees do an elaborate dance on the walls of the hive to let other bees know the location of a source of nectar. Which behavioral pattern is most likely being demonstrated by the bee dance? A. habituation B. Imprinting C. learned behavior D. social behavior

Which statement best explains why a baby cuckoo bird pushes other unhatched eggs out of the nest? A. It is a learned behavior allowing the bird to get more food and space. B. It is an innate behavior allowing the bird to have more space and food. C. It is a learned behavior allowing the bird more time to learn how to fly. D. It is an innate behavior allowing the bird more time to learn how to fly.