Which of the Following Experiments Would Help Support the Idea

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following experiments would help support the idea that behavior can be influenced by the environment?

• A) Robins who were raised in the nest of sparrows sing the sparrow song when they are older.
• B) Laughing gull chicks increase their pecking efficiency when presented with a model of the parents bill.
• C) A baby goose hatches out and the first object it sees is a red ball. The goose will follow the ball around as it grows up.
• D) Young blue jays eat a monarch for the first time and become ill. The birds stop preying upon monarchs after the experience.
• E) All of these are examples of how the environment can influence behavior.

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Definitions:

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