Listed Are Several Examples of Types of Animal Behavior

question 51

Multiple Choice

Listed are several examples of types of animal behavior. Choose the letter of the correct term (A-E) that matches each example in the following questions.
A. operant conditioning
B. classical conditioning
C. innate behavior
D. imprinting
E. altruistic behavior
-Pair-bonding in a population of prairie voles can be prevented by ________.

• A) the ensuing confusion caused by introducing meadow voles
• B) administering a drug that inhibits the brain receptor for vasopressin in the central nervous system (CNS) of males
• C) dying the coat color from brown to blond in either male or female prairie voles
• D) allowing the population size to reach critically low levels

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