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Chapter 1 Self-test questions
Introduction
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The biological discipline that explores neural mechanisms underlying natural animal behaviour is neuroethnology.
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Which of the following is
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Whole-animal approach.
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In-vitro
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Studies conducted in the animal's natural habitat.
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Laboratory studies on animals kept under semi-natural conditions.
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Which of the following is the correct definition of the term 'ethogram'?
The entire behavioral repertoire of an animal species.
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The number of behavioral elements exhibited by an animal species.
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The levels of integration into which an animal's behavior can be divided.
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The sum of all movements of an animal.
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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.
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Duration.
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Intensity.
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Type.
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Which of the following characteristics makes an animal species an unsuitable neuroethological model system?
Inexpensive.
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Suitable for both field studies and laboratory-based experiments.
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Easy to maintain under semi-natural conditions in the laboratory.
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Listed as 'critically endangered' on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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