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Mini-Quiz: Studying Behavior with Experiments

by Ron Kurtus (updated 19 January 2022)

Take this Mini-Quiz to check your understanding of the lesson material.

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1. Before performing an experiment, what do you need to do?

Let the person know it is an experiment

Create a situation for which to study the response

Performing the experiment comes first

2. Do the results of the experiment result in a general rule?

No, it only applies to this particular person or animal

No, because rules are made to be broken

Yes, because once you do it, then it is a rule

3. Is it acceptable to perform an behavioral experiment that harms the subject?

As long as you get the results you need

It is usually wrong to perform harmful experiments

It is only acceptable when performed on animals

If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Understanding Behavior. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.

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Behavior topics

Mini-Quiz: Studying Behavior with Experiments

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Behavior topics

Behavior theory

• Stimulus Results in Behavior
• Studying Behavior with Experiments
• Studying Behavior with Observations
• Types of Behavior Often Studied

Human behavior

• Study of Behavior on Candid Camera

Animal behavior

• Group Behavior of Flocks
• Simulation of Flocking Behavior
• Observing Rat Behavior
• Observing Squirrel Behavior
• Squirrel Defense Mechanisms
• Parrots and other Hookbills
• Dogs Roll in Smelly Stuff

Animal cultures

• Cultures in Animal Groups
• Baboon Troop Develops Unique Culture
• Penguins Change Culture

Also see

• Behavior Survey Results
• Animal Health
• Good Character
• Using Your Senses

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