ethological explanation Flashcards
1
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what does the ethological explanation of aggression
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it stresses the adaptive values of animal behaviours. Ethologists study the behaviour patterns of animals in their natural environment
2
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what is Lorenz role in the ethological explanation
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that aggression is a survival value and that it is innate
3
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what is the innate releasing mechanism
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a set of neural circuits, control the release of the behaviour, but waits until cues are presented. Which then sends messages to release the fix action pattern, by the cues
4
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what is the fixed action pattern
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is a sequence of automatic behaviours, which start by the IRM
