Learning to change Flashcards
Natural selection
Help species adapt to change, not the individual
Reflex
Relationship between a specific event and simple response
Modal Action Pattern (MAP)
A series of related acts found in all species.
Releaser
Elicit MAP in species. When a bird child opens its mouth, the parent will bring it food
General behaviour traits
General behaviour tendencies strongly influenced by genes
Mutations
abrupt changes
Hybridization
cross-breeding (Grisley bear with polar bear)
Learning
A change in behaviour due to a change in the environment
Behaviour
anything someone does that can be measured
Experience
Change in behaviour due to changes in the environment
Stimuli
Events causing a change in the environment that stimulate behaviour
Habituation
decrease the probability or intensity of a response. Getting used to a certain stimuli