Unit 1: Chi-Squared and Aninmal Beahavior

Question 1

Proximate cause

Answer 1

What is happening

Question 2

Fixed action pattern

Answer 2

An unchangeable sequence of events that an animal must do to completion

Question 3

Innate behavior

Answer 3

Something that an animal inherently knows how to do

Question 4

Altruism

Answer 4

Lessens individuals safety to increase someone else’s

Question 5

Ultimate cause

Answer 5

Why something happens

Question 6

Sign stimuli

Answer 6

The stimulus that initiates the fixed action pattern

Question 7

Classical conditioning

Answer 7

A neutral stimuli mixed with a positive stimuli produces a response

Ex. A man walks in to the din to feed his fish, he notices that the fish start to go to the top of the tank when he enters

Question 8

Learned behavior

Answer 8

Changes based on environment

Question 9

Kin selection

Answer 9

Putting yourself in danger to save kin to let your genes be passed on

Question 10

Operant conditioning

Answer 10

Trial and error, something happens in direct correlation to their actions

Question 11

Taxis

Answer 11

Change in direction towards(positive) or away from(negative) stimuli

Question 12

Kinesis

Answer 12

Change in rate of movement due to stimulus

Ex. Fish swimming in opposition to current to catch food more easily

Question 13

Chemotaxis

Answer 13

Taxis but the stimuli is chemical