Learned Behaviors & Experiences

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Learned Behaviors & Experiences

Resemblance Brook

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Kinling — Learned Behaviors & Experiences Resemblance Brook

Hi!

I'm Kinling.

Welcome to Resemblance Brook!

Will you help me investigate learned behaviors & experiences?

The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.

Let's check the evidence!

Some behaviors improve through experience and practice.

Learning a route through a training maze is different from

inheriting a body feature.

What explains improvement across practice trials?

  • A. A new mineral growing
  • B. Learning from experience
  • C. A parent transferring a memorized route at birth

The answer is B: Learning from experience

Some behaviors improve through experience and practice.

Learning a route through a training maze is different from

inheriting a body feature.

That clue helps us make sense of this place.

An offspring does not automatically inherit a parent's practiced maze route.

Inherited features can still affect learning, and many behaviors involve several influences.

Which example is a body trait?

  • A. Fur pattern
  • B. A practiced maze turn
  • C. A remembered classroom route

The answer is A: Fur pattern

Some behaviors improve through experience and practice.

Learning a route through a training maze is different from

inheriting a body feature.

Hmm...

how does that connect to our first clue?

Our fictional animal improves its route after repeated trials.

The evidence supports learning through experience, not a claim

that its new route was passed to an unborn offspring.

Does a practiced route automatically pass to offspring?

  • A. Yes
  • B. Only if practiced three times
  • C. No

The answer is C: No

An offspring does not automatically inherit a parent's practiced maze route.

Inherited features can still affect learning, and many behaviors involve several influences.

Nice investigating!

You've been following the evidence.

Let's bring our clues together before the adventure.

Some behaviors improve through experience and practice.

An offspring does not automatically inherit a parent's practiced maze route.

Our fictional animal improves its route after repeated trials.

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