ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION
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Question
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A dog wags its tail each night when its owner comes home. The owner buys a new car and now the dog wags its tail each time it sees the new car. This is an example of what behavior?
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Classical Conditioning
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Operant Conditioning
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Trial & Error
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Instinct
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Dogs will wag their tail to convey a range of emotions: happiness, nervousness, feeling threatened, anxiety, submission and excitement.
Detailed explanation-2: -The answer to a riddle, “Why does a dog wag his tail?” is answered by an English nobleman, who says it is “because the dog is stronger than his tail. If he wasn’t the tail would wag the dog.” Sharp reasoning, that.
Detailed explanation-3: -“The dog wagged its tail” is the way to go.
Detailed explanation-4: -Friendliness. A dog that is very friendly may wag his tail more freely and even wiggle his hips at the same time.
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