Animal Behavior

Question 1

Positive reinforcement

Answer 1

The addition of a pleasant stimulus to increase a behavior

Question 2

Positive punishment

Answer 2

The addition of an unpleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior

Question 3

Negative reinforcement

Answer 3

The removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase a behavior

Animal doing it themselves

Question 4

Negative punishment

Answer 4

The removal of a pleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior

Question 5

Ethology

Answer 5

Study of behavior

Question 6

Anthropomorphism

Answer 6

The attribution of human characteristics, motivation, or emotions to animals or inanimate objects

Question 7

Neoteny

Answer 7

The presence if immature characteristics into adulthood

Question 8

Pheromone

Answer 8

A substance released outside of the body and perceived by other animals of the same species releasing specific behavior in the percipient

Question 9

Docile

Answer 9

Tame and easy going

Question 10

Agonistic

Answer 10

Competitive or combative

Question 11

Solitary

Answer 11

Single, alone, living without others

Question 12

Gregarious

Answer 12

Tending to move in or form a group, as a herd, pack or flock, with others of the same species

Question 13

Harem

Answer 13

A group of females and young defended by a single male

Question 14

Bachelor herd

Answer 14

Herd of adult males without harems

Question 15

Posture

Answer 15

An attitude of the body, the natural and comfortable bearing of the body on normal, healthy animals

Question 16

Piloerection

Answer 16

Hair standing up on the hackles

Question 17

Dominant

Answer 17

Exerting a ruling or controlling influence

Question 18

Subordinate

Answer 18

Belonging to s lower class or rank

Question 19

Submissive

Answer 19

Yeilding or surrendering to the authority of another

Question 20

Hierarchy

Answer 20

Social order

Question 21

Obedience

Answer 21

The act of obeying or carrying out a command

Compliance with order, request or command

Question 22

Stimulus

Answer 22

Something that excites or activates

Question 23

Altricial

Answer 23

Helpless at birth or hatching, requiring parental care for a period of time

Question 24

Precocial

Answer 24

Active and able to move freely from birth or hatching with little parental care

Question 25

Imprinting

Answer 25

Learning in the very young based mainly on maternal attachment and acquisition of basic behavior patterns

Question 26

Extinction

Answer 26

Behavioral modification technique that removes a positive reward for a previously rewarded behavior

Question 27

Counterconditioning

Answer 27

Training an animal to preform a response to a stimulus that is different and incompatible with the previous response to the same stimulus

Question 28

Desensitization

Answer 28

Using a gradually increasing stimulus to reduce the stimulus’ impact on the animal

Question 29

Socialization

Answer 29

The process of familiarization between animals in a group and, with companion animals, between the animal and human or other objects and environments

Question 30

Temperament

Answer 30

Emotional and mental qualities of an individual

Question 31

Aggression

Answer 31

Behavior that is angry and destructive and intended to be injurious, physically or emotionally, and aimed at domination of one animal by another

Question 32

Separation anxiety

Answer 32

Display of destructive behavior, vocalization, urination and defecation by some dogs when left alone or separated from their owners (humans)

Question 33

Ventriculocordectomy

Answer 33

Debarking
Punch resection of the vocal cords
Devocalization

Question 34

Stereotypy

Answer 34

Excessive, repetitive behavior