Innate behaviours are genetically determined - the environment can have an impact on them
False - Innate behaviours are genetically determined and this means the environment has no effect on them
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This type of behaviour can be passed on to offspring via reproduction
Innate behaviour
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Imprinting involves young animals becoming associated with another organism, this is usually
The parent
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Imprinting only occours in
A sensitive period known as the receptive period
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Birds learn to ignore scarecrows because of
Habituation
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What type of conditioning did Pavlov explore
Classical conditioning
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Dogs salavate when they smell or see food this is known as
A reflex action in response to an unconditioned stimulus
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Pavlov began to ring a bell when feeding the dogs, after a few weeks the dogs salivated upon hearing the bell and getting no food, the ringing is known as___
A conditioned stimulus
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Who is Seymour Skinner
The principal on the Simpsons
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Who is B.F Skinner
The scientist working in operant conditioning
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A chimpanzee, a stack of boxes and a hanging banana were in a room. What happens next
The chimpanzee gets the bananas by stacking the boxes - this is known as insight learning
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A variety of punishments and rewards can be used in conditioning animal behaviours - what type of behavioural response is this
Operant conditioning
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Earthworms withdraw underground in response to vibrations on the ground, what type of response is this
An innate reflex response
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Where the rate of movement increases when the organism is in unfavourable conditions, what type of behaviour is this
Innate - kineses
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Woodlice were placed in a dry/light area, their rate of movement increased
This was a result of the innate response of kineses
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The linking together of a series of innate behaviours gives_____
Complex behaviour patterns
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'A stimulus is required to initiate an instinctive behavioural response. Stimuli lead to releaser mechanisms within the brain which in turn product a response, what is this known as'
A fixed action pattern
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Positive phototaxes is____
Towards a light stimlus
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The nematode worm has chemoreceptors in its lips, (the nematode worm can be seen to sway its head from side to side) what is this for?
Sensing chemical signals
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This type of behaviour can be passed on to offspring via reproduction
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Innate behaviour
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Imprinting involves young animals becoming associated with another organism, this is usually
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