animal behavior Flashcards
animal behavior Proximate causes (immediate causes)
– genetic, developmental, physiological
– permit animal to carry out specific behavior
Cost–Benefit Analysis
Used to determine if
a behavior is adaptive
If benefits outweigh costs, behavior
is adaptive
Behavior results from
– interaction of genes (innate behavior)
– environmental factors
For an organism to perform a pattern of
behavior it must be
mature
– physiologically ready
Motor programs are
coordinated sequences of muscle actions
An automatic behavior (or, Fixed Action Pattern)
once activated by sensory stimulus, continues
to completion regardless of sensory feedback
An automatic behavior Can be triggered by (goose thing)
a specific unlearned sign stimulus (releaser
Learning is a change of behavior
resulting from experience
Imprinting
Establishes a parent–offspring bond during a critical period early in development ensuring that offspring recognizes mother
Classical Conditioning
An association is formed between some
normal body function and a new stimulus
Operant Conditioning
An animal learns a behavior to receive positive reinforcement or to avoid punishment
Cognition Process of
gaining knowledge ,thinking, processing information, learning,reasoning
Insight learning ability to adapt
past experiences involving
different stimuli to solve a new problem
The capacity for behavior is ______, but
behavior is modified in response to_________ experience; this is _______
behavior
inherited, environmental,learned
