AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

SOCIAL BEHAVIOR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ability to associate one environmental feature with another is called?
A
social learning
B
associative learning
C
habituation
D
playing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -associative learning. an animal learns that a particular stimulus or a particular response is linked to a reward or punishment; the ability to associate one environmental feature with another; also learns to link a particular stimulus to a particular outcome.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ability to associate one environmental feature (such as a color) with another (such as a foul taste) is called associative learning. Associative learning is often divided into two types: classical conditioning and operant conditioning.

Detailed explanation-3: -Associative learning is defined as learning about the relationship between two separate stimuli, where the stimuli might range from concrete objects and events to abstract concepts, such as time, location, context, or categories.

Detailed explanation-4: -Role of Associative Learning in Behavior The most famous example of this is the experiment known as Pavlov’s dog. In the 1980s, Ivan Pavlov observed dogs salivating after seeing food. He rang a bell each time he presented food to the dogs. This neutral stimulus (bell) quickly became associated with the food.

Detailed explanation-5: -Two examples of associative learning are classical conditioning and operant conditioning.

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