Chapter 3 - Behavior

Question 1

Animal behavior

Answer 1

The expression of the actives of an animal and includes all things that an animal may do

• moving
• grooming
• reproducing
• feeding etc

Question 2

Fixed behaviors

Answer 2

Instinctive or innate behaviors that an animal will exhibit without having any opportunity to learn

Question 3

Learned responses

Answer 3

Behaviors that ultimately form in response to specific experiences

Question 4

Comparative psychology

Answer 4

The study of the mechanisms controlling behaviors of non-human animals. Accepted and used for years by psychologists, physiologists, and cognitive scientists

Question 5

Sociobiology

Answer 5

The study of the biological basis of social behavior. An emphasis is placed on the role of genetics in controlling expressed behaviors.
- considers the evolutionary advantage of inheriting behaviors

Question 6

Behavioral ecology

Answer 6

The study of the relationship between a behavior and its environment

Question 7

Ethology

Answer 7

The study of animals’ behavior in their natural surroundings with a focus on instinctive or innate behaviors

Question 8

Applied ethology

Answer 8

Focuses on the behavior of animals reared by humans and aims to understand the expression of behaviors as indicators of the animals welfare