LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

DIVERSITY AMONG LIFE FORMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A trainer using fish to reward a dolphin that jumps through a hoop is an example of
A
imprinting
B
conditioning
C
trial and error
D
insight
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They do this through a system called positive reinforcement through operant conditioning.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sneezing is an example of a learned behavior. All behaviors occur only after conscious thought.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dolphins Can Learn New Fishing Tricks From Their Pals Scientists have found that dolphins learn a neat trick to trap fish by watching their close associates do it. This means that dolphins aren’t just motivated to learn from their mothers.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to Konrad Lorenz (1935), imprinting is the principle of attachment between a newly born organism and its caretaker. This concept is instinctive and explains that an animal/bird develops an attachment to the very first moving thing it encounters after birth/egg hatching.

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