Ethology Flashcards

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3 different attitudes of training

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Domination, pain, positive (reward)

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2
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Hypocratic Oath

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“First do no harm”

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3
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Assigning human traits to animals

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Anthropomorphism

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4
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Can teach and individual by decreasing flight distance and increasing tolerance over a lifetime

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Tame

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5
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Generations of selective breeding for specific traits

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Domestication

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6
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Behavior developed over generations

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Phylogenic Behavior

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7
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Evolutionary history of an organism

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Phylogeny

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8
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Canine Behavior

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Food acquisition, hazard avoidance, reproductive

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9
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Food Acquisition sequence

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hear/see- stare-creep-grab/shake-bring down- kill-dismember-eat-guard

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10
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born with

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inate

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11
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Fixed action patterns

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nursing , marking
once it has begun it has to be completed before the animal can stop. (behavior mod)

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12
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Override inate behaviors through consistency

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Behavior modification

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13
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Developed over a lifetime and can be motified

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Ontogenetic behaviors

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14
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Nature vs nurture
programmed at birth

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Temperment

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15
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Breland effect

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Instinctive drift

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16
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Instinctive drift

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organism will drift toward instinctive behavior to detriment of conditioned behavior

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17
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Critical periods

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3-16 weeks

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18
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Describe critical period

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-greatest capacity to learn
-social window close at 16 weeks
-effects brain development
-before fear onset

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19
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socializing and exposure after critical period

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Habitual training

20
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“muscle memory” auto response

21
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Attention center of the brain

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RAS Reticular activating system

22
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RAS

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Capable of tuning things out

23
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emotional response
“what they want vs instinct”

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Limbic system

24
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Cognitive functions

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Cerebral Cortex

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_____ and _____ cannot be engaged at the same time. Example:_____
cerebral and cortex scared dog cannot learn since its in limbic
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Newtons 3rd law of motion
"for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction"
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Opposition reflex
newtons 3rd law
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dogs body will oppose pressure
Thigmotaxis
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flexible, never stays dominate or submissive
Social Hierarchy
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domination roll
Alpha roll
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Different forms of communication
sound, smell, sight, ears, eyes, mouth, teeth, face muscles, tail, body language
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communication zones
Critical zones
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physiological indicators of ______ release adrenaline, cortisol, etc
fearful behavior
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behavior that goes beyond the norm
Reactive
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in conflict, dog is unsure
Ambivalence
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signs the dog is anxious and unsure how to behave
displacement behaviors
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cues that pacify effects on the animal exhibiting them (yawning)
calming signals
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Agnostic behavior
conflict resolution
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flee a situation
avoidance
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displays behaviors with the goal to turn off threat
appeasement
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fearless, assertive, self confident
Offensive
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Body is low to ground, avoid eye contact
Defensive
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conflicted behavior
offensive and defensive actions
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stalking, chasing, nipping
Predatory Behavior
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sudden change that causes heightened arousal level which triggers limbic response
Predatory Drift
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Dr Ian Dunbar
6 levels of bite evaluation scale