2.Measuring And Recording Animal Behaviour

Question 1

What is frequency?

Answer 1

The number of times a behaviour occurs within the observation period.

Question 2

What is duration?

Answer 2

The length of time each behaviour occurs during the observation period.

Question 3

What is latency?

Answer 3

The time between the stimulus occurring and the response behaviour

Question 4

What does an ethogram list?

Answer 4

Species-specific behaviours to be observed and recorded in the study

Question 5

How is a time budget calculated?

Answer 5

Record the duration of each behaviour, the total time of observation and use this to calculate propitiation of time spent doing each behaviour

Question 6

What is anthropomorphism?

Answer 6

Attributing human characteristics to non-human species. It is important to treat information in a scientific manner.

Question 7

Why is it important to avoid anthropomorphism?

Answer 7

Because anthropomorphism can lead to invalid conclusions

Question 8

What is an ethogram?

Answer 8

Shows behaviours shown by a species in a wild context and allows the construction of time budgets.

Question 8

What is an ethogram?

Answer 8

Shows behaviours shown by a species in a wild context and allows the construction of time budgets.