Scenario The Collared Lizard Is a Species Found in the Desert

question 17

Multiple Choice

Scenario
The collared lizard is a species found in the Desert Southwest. Male collared lizards show considerable color variation, ranging from brightly colored to a very dull pattern. Your goal is to determine the function, if any, of male color patterns in collared lizards, using the scientific method. Your tentative explanation is that male color plays a role in attracting females for mating purposes. You predict that females will preferentially choose brightly colored males over dull-colored ones. To test your prediction, you observed the interactions of female collared lizards with their male counterparts. You selected males that were the same age and size, and that differed only in their coloration pattern. You placed equal numbers of the two types of male lizards, bright and dull, in aquariums, along with one female lizard per aquarium. Out of 350 aquariums observed, the female chose to mate with the brightly colored male 277 times, and the dull-colored male 70 times. In three instances, the females did not mate with either type.
Create a bar graph of your data, plotting the type of male (dull-or brightly colored) on the x-axis. On the y-axis, plot the frequency with which each type of male was chosen by females. Using this graph
-What conclusion can be drawn from the data?

• A)Dull-colored females are more likely to choose dull-colored males.
• B)Dull-colored males are likely to choose dull-colored females.
• C)Brightly colored males are stronger and more fertile than dull-colored males
• D)Females do not always choose brightly colored males.

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Definitions:

Maturational Changes

Changes that occur as part of the natural aging process, including physical, cognitive, and emotional development.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a consequence applied that strengthens an organism's future behavior whenever that behavior is preceded by a specific antecedent stimulus.

Unconditional Response

A natural, unlearned reaction to an unconditioned stimulus, a term primarily used in the context of classical conditioning in behavioral psychology.

Primary Circular Reaction

The term Piaget used to describe the infant’s tendency to repeat pleasurable bodily actions for their own sake.