Research Methods Flashcards

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what is the first step in animal research

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Initial step in animal behavior research is reconnaissance observation

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what types of description of behavior are there

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behavior structure, behavior consequence, relational

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what is behavior structure

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involves describing in terms of subject movement, posture, sounds, etc

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what is behavior consequence

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involves the effects on itself, other organisms, the environment, etc.

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what is relational

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involves the spatial relationships to other organisms or objects, where rather than what is the animal.

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what is an ethogram

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is a set of descriptions of the characteristic behavior patterns of a species

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what are the two basic decisions when observing animal behavior

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Sampling Rules: which animals to observe and when to observe them; Recording Rules: how behavior is recorded

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what are the types of sampling rules

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Ad libitum sampling, Focal sampling, Scan sampling, Behavioral sampling

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what is Ad libitum sampling

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no systematic constraints

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what is Focal sampling

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technique that focuses on a single individual or unit

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what is scan sampling

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technique in which a census of an entire group at and at regular intervals is recorded

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what is behavioral sampling

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technique in which the occurrence of the behavior pattern of interest is recorded. Used when behavior is unusual or rare

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what are the two types of recording rules

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continuous recording and time recordings

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what is an Instantaneous time recording

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behavior is recorded at specific time points

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what is an One-zero time recording

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behavior is recorded having occurred (+) or not occurred (-) in the sample interval

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what are general types of behavior

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ingestive, investigative, shelter-seeking, eliminative, sexual, epimeletic, et-epimeletic, allelomimetic, agonistic

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what is naturalistic observation

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Descriptive technique for the purpose of documenting a species/behavior as it occurs naturally; does not have to be in the wild

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what is Experimental Manipulation

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empirical technique for the purpose of identifying cause and effect relationships;; can happen in the lab or in the field

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what are nuisance variables

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is an undesirable source of variation that affects DVs

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how can nuisance variables controlled

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Hold constant across subjects/experimental conditions; Random assignment of subjects

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what are types of observer effects

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error due to bias, error of recording, hawthorn effect, error of apprehension

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what is Intra-observer reliability

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accuracy of observations recorded by a single researcher

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what is Inter-observer reliability

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accuracy of observations recorded by multiple researchers

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what is External validity

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lack of generalization

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what is Internal validity

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threats to interpretation of study