Ms16 Associative Learning and Social Behavior

Question 1

What is Operant Conditioning?

Answer 1

learning by “trial and error”

learning by positive/negative reinforcement

Question 2

what is Classical Conditioning?

Answer 2

pairing a specific behavior with an unrelated stimulus

Question 3

what is the goal of Classical Conditioning?

Answer 3

to establish a conditioned response to a conditioned stimulus

Question 4

what is one example of Classical Conditioning?

Answer 4

Pavlov’s Dogs

Question 5

what were Pavlov’s Dogs?

Answer 5

were trained to pair an innate stimulus(salivating) with a learned stimulus(bell)

Question 6

What is Aversion Therapy?

Answer 6

relating a conditional response to an undesired stimulus in the hopes of stopping to have the undesired response

Question 7

example of Aversion Therapy?

Answer 7

Rubber band with smoker

Question 8

What is Phobia Therapy

Answer 8

Associating pleasant sensations Conditioned Stimulus with an undesired stimulus in the hopes of eliminating an undesired response

Question 9

Do only animals exhibit behavior?

Answer 9

NO! All organisms respond to stimuli(character of life)

Question 10

what effects sets of behaviors?

Answer 10

The more complex a nervous system, the more complex the set of behaviors

Question 11

What is an example of non-animal behavior?

Answer 11

photo-tropism

Question 12

what is photo-tropism?

Answer 12

the growth of plants towards light

Question 13

What is gravi-tropism?

Answer 13

roots growth depending on gravity

Question 14

what are the negative and positive effects of gravi-tropism?

Answer 14

Positive:roots grow with gravity
Negative: shoot grows against gravity

Question 15

is A dog sits when given the command “sit.”

classical or operant?

Answer 15

classical

Question 16

is A child learns to not hit their sibling if they want dessert.
classical or operant?

Answer 16

operant

Question 17

is The sound of sneezing makes you upset because you once had a teacher who graded unfairly and sneezed constantly.
classical or operant?

Answer 17

classical

Question 18

a A dolphin jumps when a whistle is blown 3 times.

classical or operant?

Answer 18

classical

Question 19

What are social behavior?

Answer 19

communication to convey info inter/intra-specifically about sex, location, health, danger, emotion(more complex)

Question 20

what are warning colors called?

Answer 20

aposematic coloration

Question 21

communication can be both____

Answer 21

inter- and intra- specific

Question 22

What is predator-prey interactions?

Answer 22

snarl, raise hair, making yourself bigger

Question 23

What is Chemical Communication?

Answer 23

pheromones requiring a chemical reaction that communicates danger, aggregation, sex, location

Question 24

what is are pheromones?

Answer 24

secreted chemical permitting intra-specific communication

Question 25

What is language?

Answer 25

complex written/signed or verbal communication THAT allows sharing of information via ASSOCIATING cues with a certain meaning

Question 26

is language with only humans?

Answer 26

no!

Question 27

Examples of language?

Answer 27

bees dancing; dolphins whistling; chimps/gorillas can learn sign language

Question 28

What is Altruism?

Answer 28

behaviors that benefits others at a cost to oneself

Question 29

What is an example of Altruism?

Answer 29

Kin selection

Question 30

What are we not are about with Altruism?

Answer 30

If it is even real or not