AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BEHAVIOR GENETICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A behavior that an animal develops by observing other animals or by being taught.
A
learned behavior
B
inherited trait
C
job
D
function
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One of the simplest ways that animals learn is through habituation, where animals decrease the frequency of a behavior in response to a repeated stimulus. Observational learning and insight learning are usually observed in animals with higher levels of intelligence.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -Instinct behaviors: born knowing how to do, inherited. Learned behaviors: taught or learned by experience, not inherited or born with.

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