Foundations of Behavior
An animal’s sensory-based perception of the world
What is Umwelt?
Learning by association between two stimuli
What is Classical conditioning?
Distance at which an animal moves away from a threat
What is the Flight zone?
Welfare framework created after the Brambell Report
What are the Five Freedoms?
Primary starting point of most handling breakdowns
What is Miscommunication?
Scientific study of animal behavior
What is Ethology?
Learning through consequences
What is Operant conditioning?
Handler position controlling forward or backward movement
What is the Point of balance?
According to Broom, what determines welfare?
What is Coping ability?
What matters more than intent during handling?
What is Perception?
How animals interpret stimuli
What is Perception?
Removing pressure after a correct response.
What is Negative reinforcement?
Distance equals this during handling
What is Pressure?
Fraser’s three welfare perspectives
What are Biological functioning, affective state, and natural living?
Repeated negative handling produces this emotional state
What is Fear?
Inherited, not learned behavior
What is Innate behavior?
Behavior strengthened by adding something pleasant
What is Positive reinforcement?
Conflicting signals lead to this response
What is Hesitation?
Distinguishes the Five Domains from the Five Freedoms?
What is Focus on lived experience?
Repeated negative handling leads to this type of stress
What is Chronic stress?
Behavior that improves survival and reproduction
What is Adaptive behavior?
Reduced response to repeated harmless stimulus
What is Habituation?
Most handling problems are actually this type of problem
What are Communication problems?
What are the five domains in Mellor’s model?
What are Nutrition, Environment, Health, Behavior, and Mental State?
Pathway linking handling to welfare outcomes
What is Communication → Learning → Emotion → Behavior → Welfare?