Animal behavior Flashcards

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What are the inherited behaviors

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FRII
1. Instincts
2. Reflexes
3. Fixed Action Patterns
4. Imprinting

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T/F: Complex reflexes are slower

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TRUE

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T/F: Simple reflexes are slower

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FALSE, they are faster

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3
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Stimulus generalization

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The more a stimulus differs from the original conditioned stimulus, the smaller the conditioned response

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Fixed Action Patterns

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  • Hardwired actions initiated by a specific stimulus (simplest instinct form)
  • Once initiated, they will continue to completion even if the stimulus is removed during the behavior
  • NOT flexible or adaptable.
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Operant conditioning

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Learning to associate a behavior with a reward (increases behavior) or a punishment (decreases behavior).

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Classical conditioning

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A neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus resulting in a conditioned response

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________ behaviors increase an animal’s _______, allowing it to adapt to unexpected events.

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Learned, fitness

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Imprinting

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Animals learn behaviors that will never be forgotten
Occurs during the critical period

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8
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What are the learned behaviors

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Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
Associative Learning

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Associative Learning

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Learning that two things are connected to each other
Increases stimulus response efficiency. Can be forgotten (extinction) or remembered via re-association (recovery)

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10
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Spatial learning is associating a response with a specific ______.

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location

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_______ recovery occurs when a stimulus is absent for a period of time and reintroduced, allowing the behavior to occur.

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Spontaneous

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Observational learning

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Learning by watching another animal perform the same behavior
Animal learns without reinforcement & increases efficiency.

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13
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______ is learning in a new situation. NO reinforcement required.

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Insight

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14
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Non-associative learning

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Learning occurs when you are not associating a stimulus with a behavior

15
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2 types of non-associative learning

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Sensitization
Habituation

16
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Sensitization
What increases?

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As stimulus occurs more often, behavioral response increases.

17
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Habituation
What decreases?

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Decreasing behavioral response
in response to repetitive, meaningless stimulus.

18
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decreasing behavioral response
in response to repetitive, meaningless stimulus.

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decreasing behavioral response
in response to repetitive, meaningless stimulus.

19
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Releaser pheromones are _____ and ______ behaviors

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immediate, reversible

20
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Primer pheromones are _____ _______ behaviors

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long term

21
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Agonistic behaviors?

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Competing for food, territory, or mates. Include: threats, aggression, and submission.

22
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Appeasement behavior?

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A threat by one animal causes another animal’s submission, which avoids aggression

23
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Altruistic behaviors are ______ made for _______.

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sacrifices, relatives

24
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Females contribute a ____ of energy in mating, while males contribute _____ energy

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LOT, LITTLE

25
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Polygyny

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one male multiple females.

26
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Polyandry

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one female multiple males.

27
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Semelparity

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mate once in lifetime (multiple offspring, low survival, harsh conditions, no parental care).

28
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Iteroparity

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mate many times in lifetime (one offspring, high survival, dependable environment, parental care).