Animal Behaviors Flashcards
Aggression
A forceful behavior used to dominate or control another animal.
Behavior
An activity or action, in response to changes in the environment, which helps an organism survive.
Conditioning
Behavior in which an animal learns that its response to a particular stimulus will lead to a good or bad resu
Courtship
A behavioral process whereby adults of a species try to attract a potential mate.
Hibernation
A state of greatly reduced body activity, used to conserve food stored in the body.
Imprinting
A behavior in which some newborn animals recognize and follow the first moving object they see.
Inherited behavior
Animal behaviors that are passed from the parent to the offspring and are with the animal from birth. Also called innate behaviors.
Insight
A form of reasoning that allows animals to use past experience to solve new problems.
Learned behaviors
Animal behaviors that result from direct observations or experiences.
Migration
The movement of animals from one place to another in response to seasonal changes.
Submission
A behavior that communicates surrender to avoid being attacked by another animal of the same species.
Trial and Error
Behavior that is modified by experience.
