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Mini-Quiz: Studying Behavior with Observations

by Ron Kurtus (updated 19 January 2022)

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

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1. How do children learn how to behave?

By listening to what their parents tell them

By reading books on behavior and good manners

By observing what others do

2. Is it always possible to establish a rule of behavior rule for some action you observed?

No, because you may not know what stimulus caused the behavior

No, because you were not the cause of the behavior

Yes, because you observed what the person did

3. Why is observation used so much in the study of behavior?

Because you see so many examples of behavior every day

Because scientists prefer this method to draw conclusions

Because people like to others watch what they do

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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You learn by paying attention, observing and being curious.

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Behavior topics

Mini-Quiz: Studying Behavior with Observations

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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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