Lesson 3 - Learned Behavior

Introduction

Learned behavior is one that an organism develops as a result of experience. Learned behaviors are different than instincts, which can be performed without any prior experience or training. Of course, some behaviors have both learned and innate elements. For example, zebra finches are instinctually preprogrammed to learn a song, but the song they sing depends on what they hear from their fathers! In this article, we'll take a look at some examples of learned behaviors in animals.

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Learned Behaviors

In your Science Journal:

1. 1. Write down today’s Lesson Title at the top of your next Journal page.
   2. Write today’s learning objective on the first line.
   3. Explore the Module 5 - Lesson 3 presentation below. Today, we’ll learn about learned behaviors.  We’ll be exploring a Learned Behaviors Google Slides presentation. It is a presentation that will help you to understand what learned behaviors are and how they are different than instincts.
   4. Write down the important terms and their definitions in your science journal.

 

 

 

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