Animal Behaviors

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Define Psychology

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typicly has been directed toward studying learning in humans and applying insights gainrf from nonhuman animal studies to understanding human behavior.

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Define Ethology

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It the study of instictive behaviors more so than learned behaviors.

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Define Instinct

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reflexs and behavioral patterns inherently present at birth

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Define Habituation

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lack of response to a repeated stumulus
EX: first time an animal see a plane it will be scared the next time it doesn't care as much

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Define Conditioning

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The process whereby an animal makes an association between a previously neutral stimulus.
EX: when an animal comes when yyou call its name

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Define Classical Conditioning

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EX: Pablov's law. A dog saluvates when it see food. If you ring a bell everytime it see food soon all you need to do is ring the bell to get the dog to salvate

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Define Operant Conditioning

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Learning to respond in a partcular way to a stumulus as a result of reinforcement when the proper response is made.

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Define Trail and Error

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Trying different responses ti a stimulus untuil the correct response is preformed, at which time the animal recieves a reward

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Define Reasoning

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The ability to respond correcty to a stimulus the first time a new situation is presented.

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Define Intelligence

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is the ability to learn to adjust successfully to certain situations. Both short-term and long-term memory is part of intellignce.

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Define Imprinting

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Covers those processes where the helpless young bond to their caretaker usually their dam.

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Define Hand-mated

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Bred artificially

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Define Pheromones

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Chemical substances that attract the opposite sex.