Ethology

Question 1

3 different attitudes of training

Answer 1

Domination, pain, positive (reward)

Question 2

Hypocratic Oath

Answer 2

“First do no harm”

Question 3

Assigning human traits to animals

Answer 3

Anthropomorphism

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Tame

Question 5

Generations of selective breeding for specific traits

Answer 5

Domestication

Question 6

Behavior developed over generations

Answer 6

Phylogenic Behavior

Question 7

Evolutionary history of an organism

Answer 7

Phylogeny

Question 8

Canine Behavior

Answer 8

Food acquisition, hazard avoidance, reproductive

Question 9

Food Acquisition sequence

Answer 9

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

Question 10

born with

Answer 10

inate

Question 11

Fixed action patterns

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Override inate behaviors through consistency

Answer 12

Behavior modification

Question 13

Developed over a lifetime and can be motified

Answer 13

Ontogenetic behaviors

Question 14

Nature vs nurture
programmed at birth

Answer 14

Temperment

Question 15

Breland effect

Answer 15

Instinctive drift

Question 16

Instinctive drift

Answer 16

organism will drift toward instinctive behavior to detriment of conditioned behavior

Question 17

Critical periods

Answer 17

3-16 weeks

Question 18

Describe critical period

Answer 18

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

Question 19

socializing and exposure after critical period

Answer 19

Habitual training

Question 20

“muscle memory” auto response

Answer 20

Engrams

Question 21

Attention center of the brain

Answer 21

RAS Reticular activating system

Question 22

RAS

Answer 22

Capable of tuning things out

Question 23

emotional response
“what they want vs instinct”

Answer 23

Limbic system

Question 24

Cognitive functions

Answer 24

Cerebral Cortex

Question 25

_____ and _____ cannot be engaged at the same time. Example:_____

Answer 25

cerebral and cortex
scared dog cannot learn since its in limbic

Question 26

Newtons 3rd law of motion

Answer 26

“for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction”

Question 27

Opposition reflex

Answer 27

newtons 3rd law

Question 28

dogs body will oppose pressure

Answer 28

Thigmotaxis

Question 29

flexible, never stays dominate or submissive

Answer 29

Social Hierarchy

Question 30

domination roll

Answer 30

Alpha roll

Question 31

Different forms of communication

Answer 31

sound, smell, sight, ears, eyes, mouth, teeth, face muscles, tail, body language

Question 32

communication zones

Answer 32

Critical zones

Question 33

physiological indicators of ______ release adrenaline, cortisol, etc

Answer 33

fearful behavior

Question 34

behavior that goes beyond the norm

Answer 34

Reactive

Question 35

in conflict, dog is unsure

Answer 35

Ambivalence

Question 36

signs the dog is anxious and unsure how to behave

Answer 36

displacement behaviors

Question 37

cues that pacify effects on the animal exhibiting them (yawning)

Answer 37

calming signals

Question 37

Agnostic behavior

Answer 37

conflict resolution

Question 37

flee a situation

Answer 37

avoidance

Question 37

displays behaviors with the goal to turn off threat

Answer 37

appeasement

Question 37

fearless, assertive, self confident

Answer 37

Offensive

Question 38

Body is low to ground, avoid eye contact

Answer 38

Defensive

Question 39

conflicted behavior

Answer 39

offensive and defensive actions

Question 40

stalking, chasing, nipping

Answer 40

Predatory Behavior

Question 41

sudden change that causes heightened arousal level which triggers limbic response

Answer 41

Predatory Drift

Question 42

Dr Ian Dunbar

Answer 42

6 levels of bite evaluation scale