NEET BIOLOGY

GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

INHERITANCE AND VARIATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is an example of a learned behavior?
A
blinking
B
swallowing
C
riding a bike
D
crying
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Riding a bike though is a learned behavior with minimal (if any) genetic relation. Learned behaviors generally rely on plasticity whereby some pathways are strengthened while others are weakened.

Detailed explanation-2: -Riding a bicycle is the clasical example of procedural memory. Procedural memory guides the processes we perform and most frequently resides below the level of conscious awareness.

Detailed explanation-3: -When I was a child I had to use observational learning to figure out how to ride a bike, and it was the best way that I could’ve learned how to do it. Since I was little, there was no way I could have been able to learn the motion of how to move my legs and the pedals without watching someone else do it first.

Detailed explanation-4: -Procedural memory is a memory system known to be involved in acquiring skills involving sequences, like learning how to ride a bike.

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