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Behaviorism
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| The ethological approach that states behavior is learned rather than genetically programmed |
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Classical Conditioning
(Section 1.1) |
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| The type of conditional learning that associates stimuli occurring at approximately the same time or roughly the same area |
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Classical Ethology
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| The ethological approach asserting that much of what animals know is instinctive or innate |
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Conditioned Stimulus
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| Sensory input unrelated to a simple reflex behavior |
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| The study of animal behavior |
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| The scientific theory that characterizes all related organisms as descended from common ancestors |
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Fixed Action Patterns
(Section 1.1) |
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| A term used by early ethologists to describe stereotypical or predictable behaviors of a species |
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| In ethological terms, survival value |
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| A combination of unlearned responses characteristic of a species |
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Natural Selection
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| The process that awards survival and reproductive success to individuals and groups best adjusted to their environment |
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Nature-Nurture Controversy
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| The crux of two opposing schools: classical ethology, which views animal behavior as primarily instinctive, and animal psychology, which views animal behavior as primarily learned |
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Unconditioned Stimulus
(Section 1.1) |
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| Sensory input that produces a simple reflex behavior |
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Unconditioned Response
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Stimulus-Response Theory
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| The psychological school of thought stating that all complex forms of behavior, including emotions, thoughts and habits, are complex muscular and glandular responses that can be observed and measured |
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Sociobiology
(Section 1.1) |
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| The study of the biological bases of social behavior |
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| Functioning or tending to produce effects |
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Operant Conditioning
(Section 1.1) |
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| The type of conditioned learning that associates a certain activity, known as the operant, with punishment or reward |
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| A complex pattern of movements performed by a bee that directs other bees to a food source |
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| The acquisition in the very young of certain fixed action patterns |
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Instrumental Learning
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| Learning by trial & error |
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Social Behavior
(Section 1.1) |
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| The way individual members of the same species interact with one another |
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Sensitive Period
(Section 1.1) |
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| A specific stage early in an animal's life when imprinting occurs |
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Recognition of Individuals
(Section 1.1) |
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| The process that allows animals to distinguish their place in a social context broader than their relationship with primary caregivers |
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Socialization
(Section 1.2) |
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| The process of adapting to contact with others |
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House Soiling
(Section 1.3) |
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| Urinating or defecating inside the house |
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| Prone to defining and defending areas of sleep, eating, exercise and play |
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| Staining vertical surfaces with a strong-smelling urine |
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Post-parturition
(Section 1.3) |
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| Period of time after giving birth to offspring |
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Behavior Modification Programs
(Section 1.4) |
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| Training courses that use rewards and reprimands to stimulate changes in behavior |
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| The process of learning that certain objects or events have little bearing on survival and can thus be ignored. |
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Breaking Litterbox Training
(Section 1.4) |
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| When a cat urinates or defecates someplace other than its litterbox |
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| A training maneuver designed to disorient a bird by abruptly dropping the hand it's perched on. |
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