AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

SOCIAL BEHAVIOR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ability of a mouse to run a maze is an example of ____
A
imprinted behavior
B
leg muscles
C
instinct
D
learned behavior
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is a type of learning in which an animal learns from its behaviors as it acts on the environment. The ability of rats to learn how to run a maze is an example of cognitive learning.

Detailed explanation-2: -Like a typical human teenager, mice are undeniably nocturnal and voraciously hungry. They become more active at night and are always looking for food sources. That’s where the similarities between the lovable adolescent and the less-than-adorable house mouse end.

Detailed explanation-3: -The classic rodent literature implies that rodents prevent heat loss via a broad range of behavioral adaptations including sheltering, sitting on their tails, curling into a ball, or huddling with conspecifics.

Detailed explanation-4: -learning to reach the goal object or objects in a maze by starting from a designated point and following various paths, some of which do not lead to the goal.

Detailed explanation-5: -In behavioral science, a T-maze (or the variant Y-maze) is a simple forked passage used in animal cognition experiments. It is shaped like the letter T (or Y), providing the subject, typically a rodent, with a straightforward choice.

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