A Type of Bird Similar to a Chickadee Learns to Peck

question 17

Multiple Choice

A type of bird similar to a chickadee learns to peck through the cardboard tops of milk bottles left on doorsteps to obtain the desired cream from the top. What term best applies to this behavior?

• A) sign stimulus
• B) cognition
• C) imprinting
• D) classical conditioning
• E) operant conditioning

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Definitions:

Misreport

An inaccurate or false report or account of an event or data.

Cognitive Unconscious

The mental support processes outside our awareness that make our perception, memory, and thinking possible.

Consciousness

The condition of being conscious of one's own being, feelings, ideas, and environment.

Conscious Experience

The aspects of awareness and perception that are accessible to introspection and reflective thought.