VOCABULARY I
LEARNING
SOCIAL
TYPES OF LEARNING
MIXED BAG
100
A type of information that that can make an organism change its behavior.
What is a stimulus? (plural, stimuli)
100
Spiders knowing how to build webs perfectly and piglets knowing how to suckle from their mother the moment they are born is this type of behavior.
What is instinct or innate behavior?
100
THIS IS THE TYPE OF LANGUAGE OR COMMUNICATION USED BY HONEY BEES IN THEIR WAGGLE DANCE.
WHAT IS SYMBOLIC COMMUNICATION?
100
A SIMPLE FORM OF LEARNING THAT INVOLVES THE LOSS OF RESPONSE TO A STIMULUS THAT BRINGS NO NEW NEW INFORMATION.
What IS HABITUATION?
100
A zebra stopped running because of pain in its leg. The pain is this kind of stimulus.
What is internal stimulus?
200
A behavioral study in which the young of one species are placed within the care of a different species.
What is cross-fostering
200
Biologist think innate behaviors (instincts) are hard-wired into this system of the animal.
What is nervous system?
200
This psychologist became the 'mother' of half a batch of geese eggs because he was present the first two days they hatched from their eggs discovering the life long learned behavior called imprinting.
Who is Konrad Lorenz.
200
TINBERGEN SUGGESTED THAT UNDERSTANDING ANY BEHAVIOR REQUIRES ANSWERING FOUR QUESTIONS, [ONE REQUIRED FOR POINTS]
WHAT IS THE STIMULUS THAT WILL BRING ON A RESPONSE? WHAT CONTRIBUTION DOES GROWTH AND EXPERIENCE [LEARNING] HAVE ON A RESPONSE? DOES THE BEHAVIOR INVOLVE SURVIVAL AND REPRODUCTION? WHAT IS THE BEHAVIOR EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY CARRY AN ULTIMATE CAUSE?
200
HAMILTON'S RULE GIVES A MATHMATICAL VALIDATION FOR ALTRUISTIC BEHAVIOR--ITS THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG RISK, RELATEDNESS, AND BENEFIT EXPRESSED AS THIS FORMULA AND ITS MEANING.
WHAT IS THE COEFFICIENT OF RELATEDNESS [r], THE BENEFIT TO THE RECIPIENT [B] , AND THE COST TO THE ALTRUIST [c]? FORMULA = rB>c
300
Many behaviors help an animal in this constant maintenance of its internal environment.
What is homeostasis?
300
Hungry gull chicks have an innate [inborn,genetic] behavior that is triggered by the image of a red spot on their parent’s bill. They will peck at the red spot causing the parent to spit up some fish for them. To their little brains [the chick's] the image of the red spot is a signal known as this.
What is a releaser or trigger that sets off a series of operant behaviors ?
300
These are two main advantages of being able to learn.
What are survival and reproduction?
300
Communication between cells in multicelluar animals by using these two things that travel by blood and nerves.
What are hormones and nerve signals [impulses].
300
THE TYPE OF STIMULUS THAT INITIATES A female peacock lays her eggs due to a communication from the brain tell her muscles to push.
WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF CHEMICAL COMMUNICATION?
400
The body's need of sleep every night is run by this internal mechanism by using chemicals in the brain.
What is a biological clock?
400
A REGULAR LONG OR SHORT DISTANCE CHANGE IN LOCATION?
What is MIGRATION?
400
UPON HEARING THE BELLS, WE JUMP AND RUN AS THOUGH SOMETHING BAD WOULD HAPPEN IF WE DIDN'T!
WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE ARE CONDITIONED CLASSICALLY TO THE SCHOOL BELLS?
400
AWARENESS, REASONING, REMEMBERING, JUDGMENT
WHAT IS THE CATCH-ALL TERM FOR COGNITION?
400
A SPECIES CHOSEN FOR RESEARCH INTO BROAD BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES BECAUSE IT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF A LARGER GROUP AND IT'S EASY TO WORK WITH.
WHAT IS A MODEL ORGANISM?
500
EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE OUTCOME OF A PARTICULAR STRATEGY DEPENDS ON THE STRATEGIES DEPENDS ON THE STRATEGIES USED BY OTHER INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED.
WHAT IS GAME THEORY?
500
Both of these things affect an animal's behavior.
What are genes and environment?
500
IN THE ANIMAL BEHAVIOR INQUIRY,IT WAS ESSENTIAL IN OBSERVING THE RITUALS OF TERRITORIALITY AND MATING TO KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR.
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF COMMUNICATION BEHAVIORS--PHYSICAL, AUDITORY, SIGHT, SMELL [PHERMONES CHEMICALS] THAT INDICATE TERRITORIALITY/MATING.
500
IT'S THE OVERALL TYYPE OF LEARNING WITH ROOTS IN SURVIVAL THAT CONNECTS AN ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURE LIKE COLOR TO DANGER.
WHAT IS ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING
500
A MATING SYSTEM INVOLVING ONE MALE AND MANY FEMALES.
WHAT IS POLYGYNY?
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