Ethology 1st lecture Flashcards
Learn the basics of ethology 1st lecture
1
Q
What is the simple definition of behaviour?
A
Behaviour is anything animal does (in a broad sense) during its lifespan from before birth to death.
2
Q
What is Skinner’s and Hebb’s definition of behaviour?
A
“All observable processes by which an animal responds to perceived changes in the internal state of its body or in the external world”
3
Q
What are the six characteristics of behaviour?
A
- It is observable
- it includes action/no action
- it is a continuum of changes (through a day, season, life)
- it occurs as a response to internal or external stimuli
- it has a function
- it is species specific
