DAT Animal Behavior Cheat Sheet

Question 1

Automatic 2 nerve (afferent and
efferent) response to stimulus

Answer 1

simple reflex

Question 2

Controlled at spinal cord, what reflex

Answer 2

simple reflex

Question 3

what are two types of simple reflec

Answer 3

afferent and efferent

Question 4

Automatic 3 nerve so slower due to
interneurons separating the nerves

Answer 4

complex reflex

Question 5

what slows down complexreflex

Answer 5

interneurons

Question 6

Controlled at brain stem/cerebrum what reflex

Answer 6

complex reflex

Question 7

(animal learns that events are connected)

Answer 7

associative learning

Question 8

Trail-And-Error Conditioning

Answer 8

operant conditioning

Question 9

Behavior performed in response to new
(conditioned) rather than normal

Answer 9

classical conditioning

Question 10

two types of associative learning

Answer 10

operant conditioning and classical conditioning

Question 11

Connection of own behavior to
reward or punishment

Answer 11

operant conditioning

Question 12

Reversal of associative
learned/conditioned behavior
with lack of reinforcement

Answer 12

extinction

Question 13

The innate reflex is the
unconditioned/natural response (UCR)
to an unconditioned stimulus (UCS)

Answer 13

classical conditioning

Question 14

Recovery of a
CR to a CS after a previously extinct
response

Answer 14

spontaneous recovery

Question 15

Specific type of (irreversible)
learning in young animals if the
appropriate stimulus is
experienced during
critical/sensitive period

Answer 15

imprinting

Question 16

Graylag goslings
accepting first seen moving object
as their mother on first day of life.. what is that an example of

Answer 16

imprinting

Question 17

• Sequence of instinctive behavior
  initiated by ‘sign stimuli’

Answer 17

fixed action patterns

Question 18

Action completed even if original
stimulus removed/original intent cannot
be fulfilled

Answer 18

fixed action pattern

Question 19

Graylag goose rolling egg back
to nest. If egg removed, goose will
continue rolling nothing… example of

Answer 19

fixed action pattern

Question 20

Association between landmarks
and specific location which is then
deemed safe/unsafe

Answer 20

spatial learning

Question 21

• Behavior with positive outcome
  performed in response to novel situation
  never encountered before

Answer 21

insight

Question 22

Chimpanzee stacking boxes to

reach bananas previously out of reach… example of what

Answer 22

insight

Question 23

Inborn pattern of behavior distinct to
a species

Answer 23

instinct

Question 24

Learned behavior à decrease in…

Answer 24

response to stimulus after
repeated exposure without consequences

Question 25

Birds in a flock learn to ignore the consistent
screams of another bird in absence of predator.. example of

Answer 25

habituation

Question 26

Learned behavior à decrease in response to stimulus after
repeated exposure without consequences

Answer 26

habituation

Question 27

Increased response to repeated
stimulus

Answer 27

sensitization

Question 28

Opposite of habituation

Answer 28

sensitization

Question 29

Animal copies successful behavior of another

Answer 29

observational / social learning

Question 30

Undirected change in
movement speed;

Answer 30

kinesis

Question 31

slow in
favorable conditions and sped up
in unfavorable conditions

Answer 31

kinesis

Question 32

Directed movement (away
or towards) in response to
stimulus

Answer 32

taxis

Question 33

Long-distance change
in location

Answer 33

migration

Question 34

Maximizes food eaten
while minimizing energy
expenditure… what behavior

Answer 34

foraging

Question 35

Threats, aggression, or submission originating
from competition for food/mates/territory.. what behavior

Answer 35

agonistic

Question 36

Ranking system among animals to
minimize fighting for food and mates

Answer 36

dominance hierarchy

Question 37

Defining territory as own ensures adequate food +
place to mate (may include aggression)

Answer 37

territoriality

Question 38

Unselfish behavior that can increase inclusive
fitness (fitness of animal + its relatives)

Answer 38

altruistic behavior

Question 39

Inferior stance to avoid attack

Answer 39

appeasement behavior

Question 40

Triggered via smell/when eaten; pheromones
allow animals to attract mates, mark territory, and
accelerate reproductive maturity… what kind of communicatin

Answer 40

chemical

Question 41

Displays signify aggression or are used during
courtship… what communication

Answer 41

visual

Question 42

Sounds to warn and communicate…what kinda communication

Answer 42

auditory

Question 43

Touch… what kind of communication

Answer 43

tactile

Question 44

what ensures same species matoing

Answer 44

courtship rituals

Question 45

One reproductive
event during life; ↓ survival rate,
↑ # offspring

Answer 45

semalparity

Question 46

Repeated
reproduction; few but large
offspring; ↑ survival rates

Answer 46

iteroparity