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19 Cards in this Set
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Behavior
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All the actions an animal performs
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Stimulus
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A signal that causes an organism to react in some way
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Response
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An orgganism's reaction to a stimulus
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Instinct
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An unborn behavior pattern that an animal performs correctly the first time
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Learning
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The process that leads to changes in behavior based on practice or experience
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Condtioning
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The process of learning to connect a stimulus with a good or bad event
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Trail-and-Error Learning
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The learning that occurs when an aniaml learns to perform a behavior more and more skillfully
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Insight Learning
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Theprocess of learning how to solve a problem or do something new by applying what is already known
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Artificial Intellegence
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The capacity of a computer to perform complex tasks such as learning from experience and solving problems
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Imprinting
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A process in which newly hatched birds or newborn mammals learn to follow the first object they see
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Aggression
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A threatining behavior that one animal uses to gain control over another
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Territory
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An area occupied by an animal or a group of animals
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Courtship Behavior
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The behavior that animals of the same pecies engage in to prepare for mating
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Society
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A group of closely related animals of the same species that work together fir the benefit of the whole group
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Circadian Rhythms
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Behavior cycles that occur over a period of approxamitly one day
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Hibernation
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A state of greatly reproduced body activity that occurs during the winter
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Migration
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The periodic journey of an animal from one place to another and back for the purpose of feeding or reproduction
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Pheromone
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A chemical released by one animal that effects the behavior of another animal of the same species
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Bioluminescence
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The production of light by a living organism by means of chemical reactions within the organism's cells
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