Chapter 1 Self-test questions

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. The biological discipline that explores neural mechanisms underlying natural animal behaviour is neuroethnology.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not characteristic of ethology?

Whole-animal approach. correct incorrect

In-vitro investigations examining isolated parts of the nervous system. correct incorrect

Studies conducted in the animal's natural habitat. correct incorrect

Laboratory studies on animals kept under semi-natural conditions. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is the correct definition of the term 'ethogram'?

The entire behavioral repertoire of an animal species. correct incorrect

The number of behavioral elements exhibited by an animal species. correct incorrect

The levels of integration into which an animal's behavior can be divided. correct incorrect

The sum of all movements of an animal. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following characteristics are commonly used to quantify a behavioral pattern? Please select all that apply.

Rate of occurrence. correct incorrect

Duration. correct incorrect

Intensity. correct incorrect

Type. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following characteristics makes an animal species an unsuitable neuroethological model system?

Inexpensive. correct incorrect

Suitable for both field studies and laboratory-based experiments. correct incorrect

Easy to maintain under semi-natural conditions in the laboratory. correct incorrect

Listed as 'critically endangered' on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. correct incorrect