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1
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When a behaviour is defined by the procedure used to measure it, the definition is said to be

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Operational

2
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Any variable in an experimenter manipulates is a

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Independent variable

3
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Any event that is capable of affecting behaviour is called a

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Stimulus

4
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The experiments of Harlow and Harlow demonstrated that how monkeys are reared

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Can have a profound effect on their behaviour later in life

5
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A person who says, “everyone knows that” is referring to

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Anecdotal evidence

6
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Something an organism tries to escape or avoid

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Aversive

7
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There is evidence that the rate of ________in foetuses is correlated with intellectual development after birth

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Habituation

8
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Darwins theory of evolution has been around for about ______ years

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150

9
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In group-design experiments, researchers often use ______ to reduce differences among participants

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Matched sampling

10
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Lee Cronk wrote an article on how evolved behaviour can prove non-adaptive when

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The environment changes

11
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Variation and natural selection are the foundations of

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Evolution

12
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One problem with computer simulations as a substitute for animal research is that

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No one knows what behaviour to program until the research has been done

13
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In the fox-breeding experiment, researchers selectively made foxes that displayed _____ behaviour

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Dog-like

14
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True or false: BF Skinner was the first person to record data cumulatively

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False

15
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True or false: your text views learning as a change in the brain that is represented in behaviour

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False

16
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True or false: learning researchers note that results with humans usually parallel those with animals

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True

17
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True or false: all changes in behaviour are examples of learning

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False

18
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True or false: the natural science approach emphasizes physical events

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True

19
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True or false: reflexes are generally less variable than fixed action pattern’s

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True

20
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One thing researchers can control better with animals subjects then with human subjects is

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Heredity

21
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The brown-headed cowbird puts its eggs in other birds nests. This is an example of a

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Fixed action pattern

22
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Learning is a ______ in _______ due to __________

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Learning is a change in behaviour due to experience

23
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The dispute over the relative importance of genetics and learning is often called the __________ debate

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Nature-nurture

24
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Repeated exposure to a stimulus that evokes a reflex response results in

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Habituation

25
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Tropical army ants appear to be marching together toward an objective, but they are actually following

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A chemical trail