AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A trainer using fish to reward a dolphin that jumps through a hoop is an example of
A
imprinting
B
conditioning
C
trial and error
D
insight
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They do this through a system called positive reinforcement through operant conditioning.

Detailed explanation-2: -Everything from navigating and traveling in new areas, hunting different species of fish, and even social skills are learned behaviors. It is because of this that researchers are beginning to study cultural differences in dolphin pods around the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are two types of animal behavior: innate and learned.

Detailed explanation-4: -Famously described by zoologist Konrad Lorenz in the 1930s, imprinting occurs when an animal forms an attachment to the first thing it sees upon hatching. Lorenz discovered that newly hatched goslings would follow the first moving object they saw-often Lorenz himself.

Detailed explanation-5: -In general, a learned behavior is one that an organism develops as a result of experience. Learned behaviors contrast with innate behaviors, which are genetically hardwired and can be performed without any prior experience or training.

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