Animal Behaviour
| Description: GATE_LS_Zoology_Behavior | |
| Number of Questions: 20 | |
| Created by: Karuna Seth | |
| Tags: GATE_LS_Zoology_Behavior Animal World |
The reaction which causes animals to escape from actual or possible dangers in the environment is known as
By which of the following methods can the several aspects linked with animal behaviour be studied?
In a specific behaviour pattern, females prefer those males who have the most exaggerated courting character. What is this pattern called?
Which of the following is a disadvantage of living in groups?
An example of learned behaviour is
In classical conditioning, the unconditioned response to an unconditioned stimulus is transmitted to a conditioned stimulus. The first systematic study on such a phenomenon was done by
Which of following statements is not correct?
There are particular centres and circuits in animals' nervous system which produce fixed and stereotyped responses to evidence stimuli. What is this mechanism called?
If a male white-crowned sparrow is hatched and reared in separation, but at the time of crucial imprinting period (10-50 days after hatching) is allowed to hear a male’s song from any various sparrow species, then at maturity, the separated white-crown male will
Tactile communication takes place in combination with
When an animal reacts to a stimulus with a native, species-specific, stereotyped series of actions, this series is known as
Which of the following statements about releasers is correct?
Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the singing of male birds?
Dominance hierarchies are most typical when
An almost universal cost co-related with group living is
Imprinting is the word utilised in psychology and ethology for describing any type of phase-sensitive learning which is fast and relatively independent of the result of behaviour. It was first utilised to explain the situation where an animal or individual learns the properties of some stimulus, which is accordingly known as “imprinted”.
Which of the following options defines the word ’imprinting’ as in animal behaviour?
Imprinting is the word utilised in psychology and ethology for describing any type of phase-sensitive learning which is fast and relatively independent of the result of behaviour. It was first utilised to explain the situation where an animal or individual learns the properties of some stimulus, which is accordingly known as “imprinted”.
Which of following statements is correct regarding imprinting?
Classical conditioning or Pavlovian conditioning is a type of learning where the conditioned stimulus (CS) appears to indicate the existence of the second stimulus, i.e., the unconditioned stimulus (US), which is a stimulus that causes a response in the organism. Conditioned response is a learned response to the early neutral stimulus. US is generally a biologically relevant stimulus like pain or food, which evokes a response from the start and is is termed as unconditioned response (UR).
Which of the following options give(s) the correct name for classical conditioning?
Classical conditioning or Pavlovian conditioning is a type of learning where the conditioned stimulus (CS) appears to indicate the existence of the second stimulus, i.e. the unconditioned stimulus (US), which is a stimulus that causes a response in the organism. Conditioned response is a learned response to the early neutral stimulus. US is generally a biologically relevant stimulus like pain or food, which evokes a response from the start and is is termed as unconditioned response (UR).
Which of the following statements is correct regarding classical conditioning?
Match the following:
| Column I | Column II |
| A. Association | 1. A dolphin learns the instruction “throw ball” and “retrieve ring”. First time, the trainer instructs “retrieve ball”, the dolphin does it perfectly. |
| B. Imitation | 2. A cat learns to come running into the kitchen when it hears the electric can opener. |
| C. Innovation | 3. When their mother was killed, ducklings on the field learned to pursue a tractor. |
| D. Imprinting | 4. Young monkeys observe and listen when their parents provide a warning call while they observe a snake. From the next time, young monkeys also provide the warning call. |