ethological explanation Flashcards
what is adaptive functions of aggression
aggression is beneficial to survival so a defeated animal would have to find new territory
also dominance heiracrchys to establish food and mates
what is rituaalistic aggression
series of set beehehaviours carried out in a set order ritualistic signalling ending with ritual appeasememnt
who researched ritualistic aggression
lorenz 1966
what are irm and faps
inate realising mechanisms and fixed action patterns-enviromental stimulus triggers an irm which sets off a sequence of behaviours eg a fap
what are the 6 features of an fap lea 1984 established
stereotyped
universal
unaffected by learning
ballistic
single purpose
response to sign stimulus
what did tinbergen research
male stickleback fish territorial during mating due to fap
if wood model had red spot would attack if not no attack
what is a strength of ethological
research related to genetics its inate and gneticallt based as its adaptive
two limitations of ethological
goodall et al observed chimps and the chimps killed eachother even after apppeasment
fap is outdated as saw it as inate and unchanging but behaviour varies to induviduals
ISSUES AND DEBATES FOR ETHOLOGICAL
culture bias woop
