Question 1

Barlow (1968)  recommended using the term modal action pattern (MAP)  rather than fixed action pattern (FAP)  because he believed that most patterns of behavior are

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A)   much more stereotyped than suggested by the notion of the FAP.
B)   not as stereotyped as suggested by the notion of the FAP.
C)   performed by most of the members of a species, but with a small proportion performing an alternative display.
D)   very stereotyped, but a few patterns are much less so.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

An interest in phylogeny (the evolutionary history of a species)  is strongly characteristic of the work of

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A)   Lorenz
B)   Skinner
C)   Thorndike
D)   von FrischE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following individuals is more closely associated with ethology than with comparative psychology?

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A)   Lorenz
B)   Pavlov
C)   Skinner
D)   ThorndikeE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

The individual who suggested using the term modal action pattern (MAP)  rather than fixed action pattern (FAP)  was

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A)   Barlow
B)   Heinroth
C)   Lorenz
D)   WhitmanE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A)   Modern research in animal behavior tends to focus almost exclusively on the question of development.
B)   Tinbergen's four questions remain an important driving force in modern animal behavior research, particularly in new areas that attempt to integrate work on two or more of the questions.
C)   While Tinbergen's four questions were a useful way of organizing the early work in animal behavior, they have now been replaced by newer questions.
D)   While tremendous breakthroughs have recently been made in research dealing with a behavior's survival value, progress in the understanding of its physiological mechanisms is lagging far behind.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Presenting a female empidid fly with a prey item such as an insect, wrapping a prey item in an elaborate cocoon, or presenting an elaborate, but empty, silken balloon all seem to revolve around the fact that

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A)   a male may easily become a meal rather than a mate for the predacious female.
B)   males can demonstrate their potential quality as a mate by presenting a nuptial gift.
C)   some female empidid flies are less intelligent than others and don't realize they are being fooled.
D)   some female empidid fly species need more protein than others.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C) A

Question 7

When a greylag goose retrieves an egg from outside the nest, she extends her neck, places the underside of her bill against the egg's far surface, and bends her neck to bring the egg into the nest with a chin-tucking movement. If the egg veers, she adjusts the position of her bill by moving it from side-to-side to correct the direction of the roll. If the egg is removed after the goose has begun the retrieval process, what will happen?

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A)   The goose will continue with the chin-tuck, but the side-to-side movements will disappear.
B)   The goose will continue with the side-to-side movements, but the chin-tuck will disappear.
C)   The goose will continue with both the chin-tuck and the side-to-side movements.
D)   The goose will immediately stop the retrieval behavior altogether.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

The relatively new field of sociobiology stimulated a great deal of research because it provided a framework within which to test hypotheses. Most of the hypotheses tested, however, dealt with only one of the four questions about animal behavior, and that was the behavior's

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A)   development.
B)   evolution.
C)   mechanism.
D)   survival value.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

The ethological approach to the study of behavior received significant international recognition when the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded in 1973 to

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A)   Barlow, Dewsbury, and Hodos.
B)   Darwin, Spencer, and Romanes.
C)   Loeb, Jennings, and Whitman.
D)   Lorenz, Tinbergen, and von Frisch.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Whitman and Heinroth each, independently, suggested that some patterns of movement might be just as reliable as morphological characters in defining particular species of birds. This is because

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A)   each individual bird is a unique combination of hereditary and environmental influences.
B)   the displays of all species are often exceptionally similar to one another.
C)   the displays within different species are often exceptionally constant.
D)   the displays within a species are often quite variable from individual to individual.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

If a male 3-spined stickleback performs a zig-zag dance, the female is most likely to respond by

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A)   approaching the male.
B)   following the male.
C)   performing a head-up posture.
D)   releasing gametes.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D) A

Question 12

If you are working in a laboratory, trying to establish the details of the way an animal learns a new behavior, you are most likely a(n)

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A)   comparative psychologist.
B)   ecologist.
C)   ethologist.
D)   sociobiologist.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

A difference between field studies conducted now and those of the pioneering researchers in ethology is that the earlier field studies

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A)   began with a clearly testable hypothesis.
B)   focused on the consequences of a behavior rather than its causes.
C)   focused on the costs and benefits of a behavior.
D)   tended to be purely descriptive.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Considering the activity of networks of genes instead of looking at the effect of one gene at a time is the focus of

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A)   applied animal behavior.
B)   behavioral genomics
C)   cognitive ethology.
D)   neurobiology.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following statements regarding chains of reactions is FALSE?

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A)   Chains of reactions must be quite rigid to accomplish their function.
B)   In a chain of reactions, a particular behavior is more likely to be followed by certain actions than by others.
C)   Some actions may be repeated many times if one partner is less motivated than the other.
D)   There are often many deviations in the precise order of events in reaction chains.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

That a male European robin will attack a tuft of red feathers as readily as he will another male robin indicates that

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A)   an attack will be produced by almost anything.
B)   intruding males and females will be attacked equally often.
C)   stimulation of attack behavior requires a complex combination of stimuli.
D)   the red feathers serve as a sign stimulus for attack behavior.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above D

Question 17

A motor response characterized as being stereotyped, elicited by simple but specific environmental stimuli, and continuing to completion even if the eliciting stimulus is removed may safely be classified as a(n)

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A)   conditioned response.
B)   fixed action pattern.
C)   releaser.
D)   sign stimulus.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

An ethologist is more likely to view living organisms

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A)   as a collection of behavior patterns, many of which are innate.
B)   in terms of development and the degree of modifiability of their behavior.
C)   as the result of certain biophysical processes.
D)   as most productively studied under the controlled conditions of the laboratory.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Knowing that some male empidid flies present females with a meal prior to attempting to mate with them helps us to understand the behavior of Hilara sator, where the male presents an elaborate silken balloon to the female before mating. This illustrates the importance of the

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A)   anecdotal method
B)   comparative method
C)   continuity method
D)   experimental methodE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

George J. Romanes suggested that which of the following emotions appeared, evolutionarily, as early as in the larvae of insects or in segmented worms?

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A)   jealousy, anger
B)   pride, resentment
C)   shame, deceit
D)   surprise, fearE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Exam 2: Approaches to the Study of Animal Behavior

Barlow (1968) recommended using the term modal action pattern (MAP) rather than fixed action pattern (FAP) because he believed that most patterns of behavior are

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An interest in phylogeny (the evolutionary history of a species) is strongly characteristic of the work of

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Which of the following individuals is more closely associated with ethology than with comparative psychology?

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The individual who suggested using the term modal action pattern (MAP) rather than fixed action pattern (FAP) was

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Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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Presenting a female empidid fly with a prey item such as an insect, wrapping a prey item in an elaborate cocoon, or presenting an elaborate, but empty, silken balloon all seem to revolve around the fact that

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The relatively new field of sociobiology stimulated a great deal of research because it provided a framework within which to test hypotheses. Most of the hypotheses tested, however, dealt with only one of the four questions about animal behavior, and that was the behavior's

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The ethological approach to the study of behavior received significant international recognition when the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded in 1973 to

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Whitman and Heinroth each, independently, suggested that some patterns of movement might be just as reliable as morphological characters in defining particular species of birds. This is because

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If a male 3-spined stickleback performs a zig-zag dance, the female is most likely to respond by

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If you are working in a laboratory, trying to establish the details of the way an animal learns a new behavior, you are most likely a(n)

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A difference between field studies conducted now and those of the pioneering researchers in ethology is that the earlier field studies

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Considering the activity of networks of genes instead of looking at the effect of one gene at a time is the focus of

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Which of the following statements regarding chains of reactions is FALSE?

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That a male European robin will attack a tuft of red feathers as readily as he will another male robin indicates that

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A motor response characterized as being stereotyped, elicited by simple but specific environmental stimuli, and continuing to completion even if the eliciting stimulus is removed may safely be classified as a(n)

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An ethologist is more likely to view living organisms

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Knowing that some male empidid flies present females with a meal prior to attempting to mate with them helps us to understand the behavior of Hilara sator, where the male presents an elaborate silken balloon to the female before mating. This illustrates the importance of the

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George J. Romanes suggested that which of the following emotions appeared, evolutionarily, as early as in the larvae of insects or in segmented worms?

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Barlow (1968) recommended using the term modal action pattern (MAP) rather than fixed action pattern (FAP) because he believed that most patterns of behavior are

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An interest in phylogeny (the evolutionary history of a species) is strongly characteristic of the work of

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Which of the following individuals is more closely associated with ethology than with comparative psychology?

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The individual who suggested using the term modal action pattern (MAP) rather than fixed action pattern (FAP) was

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Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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The relatively new field of sociobiology stimulated a great deal of research because it provided a framework within which to test hypotheses. Most of the hypotheses tested, however, dealt with only one of the four questions about animal behavior, and that was the behavior's

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The ethological approach to the study of behavior received significant international recognition when the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded in 1973 to

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Whitman and Heinroth each, independently, suggested that some patterns of movement might be just as reliable as morphological characters in defining particular species of birds. This is because

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If a male 3-spined stickleback performs a zig-zag dance, the female is most likely to respond by

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A difference between field studies conducted now and those of the pioneering researchers in ethology is that the earlier field studies

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Considering the activity of networks of genes instead of looking at the effect of one gene at a time is the focus of

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Which of the following statements regarding chains of reactions is FALSE?

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A motor response characterized as being stereotyped, elicited by simple but specific environmental stimuli, and continuing to completion even if the eliciting stimulus is removed may safely be classified as a(n)

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George J. Romanes suggested that which of the following emotions appeared, evolutionarily, as early as in the larvae of insects or in segmented worms?

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