Learning 1

Question 1

Define Learing

Answer 1

An action, or pattern of actions, which result from interactions between genes, the environment and experience

Question 2

Psychology vs Ethology

Answer 2

psychology is the study of mind - how does it work
ethology is biological study of behaviour - what is this behaviour for

Question 3

what are the two drivers behaviour is motivated by

Answer 3

positive driver - rewards/pleasure seeking
negative driver - pain, anxiety, fear/avoidance

Question 4

what is learning a form of

Answer 4

cognition and involves/motivated by emotion

Question 5

Define Stimuli

Answer 5

a quanta of information that are sensed by the animal and cause a response
response can be immediate or learning behaviour or both
external and internal

Question 6

non-associative learning

Answer 6

instances in which an animals behaviour towards a stimuli changes in the absence of an apparent event (reward or punishment)
(imprinting, habituation, sensitisation and desensitisation)

Question 7

Imprinting

Answer 7

relatively permanent, rapid, learning during a particular sensitive period
(e.g. ducks following parent)

Question 8

Habituation

Answer 8

A decrease (or cessation) in response following repeated exposure to the stimulus
(e.g. bomb-proofing a horse)

Question 9

Sensitisation

Answer 9

An increase in response following repeated exposure to the stimulus
(e.g. loud noises for a dog)
above fear thresh-hold

Question 10

Desensitisation

Answer 10

A decrease of a previously sensitised response following repeated exposure to the stimulus
(similar to habituation, but to a previously sensitised stimulus)