AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

SOCIAL BEHAVIOR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
(6-3.7) After several attempts, a child learns to ride a skateboard. What type of learned behavior is this?
A
imprinting
B
trial and error
C
conditioning
D
insight
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Habituation, imprinting, classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and cognitive learning.

Detailed explanation-2: -animal learning …the egg, conditioning, or by trial-and-error learning. For example, chicks might “learn” to peck before hatching as a result of the rhythmic beating of their heart, or they might have a pecking reflex and simply learn to associate a food reward with pecking at the parent’s bill.

Detailed explanation-3: -A learned behavior is something that you are taught or have learned to do. We do learn somethings from our parents but other things such as skateboarding we might learn by ourselves. Some examples are, playing an instrument, playing sports, style, cooking.

Detailed explanation-4: -Learned behavior is behavior that occurs only after experience or practice. Methods of learning include habituation, observational learning, conditioning, play, and insight learning.

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