Chapter 1 - Evolution, Adaptation...An Intro

Question 1

What is anthropomorphism?

Answer 1

The tendency to view animals as people.

Question 2

What is anthropocentrism

Answer 2

When we recognize animals aren’t people, but we still see them from our human perspective.

Question 3

Anthropocentrism Example/example question:

Answer 3

“Do they think or feel? Are the intelligent or conscious?” We inevitably start with our human minds and compare what animals do with what we do.

Question 4

What are the 2 natural Laws of evolution? What does it require?

Answer 4

Natural and Sexual. Requires differential reproductive success and heritable variation.

Question 5

according to Northern Europe ethology animals are…

Answer 5

Are born with inborn knowledge and abilities

Question 6

What did THORNDIKE do?

Answer 6

He created the puzzle box (would put hungry cats in a puzzle box, time them how long it took to get out).

Question 7

What did THORNDIKE develope?

Answer 7

He developed the “Law of Effect”

(Behaviors with good consequences will be repeated and the bad ones will decreases in frequency )

Question 8

What are the 4 questions Tinbergen(Dutch ethnologist) identified?

Answer 8

Quest.1(Function): What is the function/purpose of this behavior?

Quest.2(Evolution/Phylogeny): How does the behavior vary among more & less related species?

Quest.3:(Causation/Mechanism) What causes the behavior to be performed?

Quest.4:(Development) How has this behavior been shaped by experience and learning?