AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A type of behavior that is shaped by an animal’s experience.
A
Instinctive Behavior
B
Learned Behavior
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Habituation is a simple learned behavior in which an animal gradually stops responding to a repeated stimulus. Imprinting is a specialized form of learning that occurs during a brief period in young animals-e.g., ducks imprinting on their mother.

Detailed explanation-2: -Learned behavior is behavior that occurs only after experience or practice. Methods of learning include habituation, observational learning, conditioning, play, and insight learning.

Detailed explanation-3: -Instinct, imprinting, conditioning, and imitation are the four types of animal behavior.

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