8.1 what is behaviour? Flashcards
what is behaviour? | what determines behaviour?
what is behaviour?
what is behaviour?
everything that an animal or human does and how it does this
what is behaviour?
what’s a stimulus*?
* plural: stimuli
the change in the environment
what’s behaviour?
what’s response?
the reaction to a stimuli (the behaviour)
what’s behaviour?
what is the difference between internal and external, which is which and give examples of each
internal stimuli is a change inside your body, such as hunger. external stimuli, are changes outside your body, such as fire.
what determines behaviour?
what determines the way in which an animal or human behaves?
his genes = nature
or
environmental influence = nurture
what determines behaviour?
what do you “see” when you look closely at behaviours?
they all serve a purpose to help an animal\human mate, eat, avoid predators and help to raise young.
what determines behaviour?
what is behaviour determined by genes often called?
instinctive behaviour
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is behaviour only a body part or the whole organism?
behaviour is the whole organism
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is reflaxe a body part or a whole organism?
only a body part
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can behaviour “be” a reflex?
no, behaviour does include instincts though
what determines behaviour?
what does nature suggest about behaviour?
that it is programmed in an animal
what determines behaviour?
what does nurture suggest about behaviour?
that it is influenced only by the environment
what determines behaviour?
what influences behaviour in reality?
both environment and the behaviour programmed in an animal\human
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compare: nature vs nurture
nature: behaviour you are born with
vs
nurture: behaviour you have learned
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what are motivating factors?
special types of stimuli. for example:
two stimuli at the ame time: your phone rings and traffic light turns green, your choice of stimuli to behaviour to is the motivating factor.
