1E : Measuring and Recording Animal Behaviour Flashcards
1
Q
Latency
A
The time between the stimulus occurring and the response behaviour
2
Q
Frequency
A
The number of times a behaviour occurs within the observation period.
3
Q
Duration
A
The length of time each behaviour occurs during an observation period
4
Q
Ethogram
A
A list of an animals behaviours
5
Q
Time Budget
A
recording duration of behaviours and total time of observation allows proportion of time spent on each behaviour to be calculated in the time budget.
6
Q
Anthropomorphism
A
Attributing human qualities to non-human animals
7
Q
Anthropomorphism can…
A
…lead to invalid conclusions
