AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Learned Behavior Among Animals Learning is achieved through techniques like habituation, sensitization, classical conditioning, operant conditioning, observational learning, play, and insight learning.

Detailed explanation-3: -An animal adjusts its behaviour based on experience-that is, it learns-when experience at one time provides information that will be useful at a later time.

Detailed explanation-4: -For example, wolves and other predatory animals that hunt in packs learn hunting skills through observational learning. Young animals observe and copy the behavior of older animals when they hunt together. Another example of observational learning involves Japanese macaques (a species of monkey shown in Figure below).

Detailed explanation-5: -Learned behavior can result from any one of five different modalities: classical conditioning, operant conditioning, habituation, insight, and imprinting.