What is a stimulus?
An action an organism can make
A change an organism can detect
A process that can happen inside an organism’s brain
What is an example of a stimulus for humans?
Fear
Heat
Stress
What causes innate behaviours to develop?
The environment an individual experiences during their life
The genes an individual inherits from their parents
The environment an individual experiences during their life and the genes they inherit from their parents
Which of the following is an example of an innate behaviour?
Birds avoiding insects that have made them sick
Habituation in response to a frequent stimulus
A honey bee doing the waggle dance
What name is given to the modification of behaviour as a result of experience?
Adaptation
Habitutation
Learning
When does habituation occur?
When an animal responds more strongly to a harmful stimulus
When an animal starts responding to a harmful stimulus
When an animal stops responding to a harmless stimulus
How can imprinting help a newly hatched duckling?
Avoid competition
Camouflage itself
Gain food
What causes imprinting?
Environmental factors only
Environmental factors and innate factors
Innate factors only