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30 Cards in this Set
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Animal Behavior
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What an animal does when interacting with its environment.
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Immediate Cause
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Explanation of an organism's behavior based on its immediate interactions with the environment.
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Ultimate Cause
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Explanation of an organism's behavior based on its evolutionary adaptations.
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Innate Behavior
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Behavior performed correctly and in the same way by all individuals of a species, without previous experience.
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Fixed Action Pattern (FAP)
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Innate behavior that occurs as an unchangeable sequence of actions.
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Circadian Rhythm
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Rhythmic pattern of behavior or biological cycle that follows an approximately 24-hour natural cycle.
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Learning
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A change in behavior resulting from experience.
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Habituation
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Type of learning in which an animal stops responding to a repeated stimulus that conveys little or no important information.
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Imprinting
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A usually irreversible type of leaning limited to a specific time period in an animal's life.
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Conditioning
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Type of learning in which a particular stimulus or response is linked to a reward or punishment.
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Circadian Rhythm
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Rhythmic pattern of behavior or biological cycle that follows an approximately 24-hour natural cycle.
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Learning
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A change in behavior resulting from experience.
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Habituation
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Type of learning in which an animal stops responding to a repeated stimulus that conveys little or no important information.
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Imprinting
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A usually irreversible type of leaning limited to a specific time period in an animal's life.
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Conditioning
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Type of learning in which a particular stimulus or response is linked to a reward or punishment.
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Classical Conditioning
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Type of learning where an otherwise meaningless stimulus is associated with a reward or punishment.
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Operant Conditioning
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AKA trial-and-error learning
An animal learns to associate one of its own behavioral acts with a positive or negative effect. |
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Insight
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Performing a behavior correctly or appropriately in a new situation, without previous experience.
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Play Behavior
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A type of learning that allows animals to practice behaviors required for survival.
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Aggressive Behaviors
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Symbolic threat display or a physical struggle between individuals of the same species.
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Dominance Hierarchy
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Ranking of individuals in a group based on aggressive behavior.
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Territory
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Area defended by an individual, usually excluding other members of the same species.
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Courtship Ritual
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Elaborate behavior of individuals of the same species before mating.
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Communication
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Signals among animals that include sounds, odors, visual displays, and touches.
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Cooperation
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Group of behaviors in which individuals work together in a way that benefits the group.
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Hybrid
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Mating two different species of the same animal to produce offspring.
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Critical Learning Period
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Time period in an animal's development when imprinting takes place.
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Environmental Influences
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The ability of many animals to synchronize their activities with their environment.
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Competitive Exclusion
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One species succeeding over another when the growth of both species is limited by the same resource, which calls for the aggressive behaviors.
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Habitat
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An organism's specific environment, with characteristic abiotic factors, which may influence the environmental influences.
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