Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) is most know for what? |
|
Definition
| theory of evolution, wrote "On the Origin of Species", Classical ethology |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| much of what animals know is instinctive or innate |
|
|
Term
| behvior modification programs |
|
Definition
| training courses that use rewards and reprimands to stimulate changes in behvior |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the ethological approach that states behavior is learned rather than genetically programmed |
|
|
Term
| breaking litter box training |
|
Definition
| when a cat urinates or defecates someplace other than its litterbox |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| sensory input unrelated to a simple reflex behavior |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a complex pattern of movements performed by a bee that directs other bees to a food source |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the scientific theory that characterizes all related organisms as decended from common ancestors |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a term used by early ethologists to describe stereotypical or predictable behaviors of a species |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a term used by early ethologists to describe stereotypical or predicatable behviors of a species |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| in ethological terms, survival value |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the process of learning that certain objects and events have little bearing on survival and can thus be ignored |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| urinating or defecating inside the home |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the acquisition in the very young of certain fixed action patterns |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| learning by trial and error |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the process that awards survival and reproductive success to individuals and groups best adjusted to their environment |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| nature-nurture controversy |
|
Definition
| the crux of two opposing schools: classical ethology, which view animal behvior as primarily instinctive, and animal psychology, which views animal behvior as primarily learned |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the type of conditioned learning that associates a certain activity, know as the operant, with punishment or reward |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| functioning or tending to produce effects |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| after giving birth to offspring |
|
|
Term
| recognition of individuals |
|
Definition
| the process that allows animals to distinguish their place in a social context broader than their relationship with primary caregivers |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a specific stage early in an animals life when imprinting occurs |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the ways individual members of the same species interact with one another |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the process of adapting to contact with others |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the study of the biological bases of social behvior |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| staining vertical surfaces with a strong smelling urine |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| 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. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| prone to defining and defending areas of sleep, eating, exercise, and play |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| sensory input that produces a simple reflex behavior |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a training maneuver designed to disorient a bird by abruptly dropping the hand it's perched upon. |
|
|
Term
| The four essential aspects of successful training are: |
|
Definition
| reward, reprimand, trust, and consistancy |
|
|
Term
| According to Charles Dawin, what biological mechanism allows members of the same species respond appropriately to various conditions in the natural world? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The process by which an animal becomes accustomed to its situation is referred to as flooding or? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What do we call an immediate pleasant occurrence that follows a behavior? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Animal behavior researchers often refer to an activity associated with punishment or reward as a/an |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Until approximately what age does the sensitive period last among cats and dogs? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The most commonly reported behavior problem in cats is |
|
Definition
| breaking litter box training |
|
|
Term
| Which of the following theories asserts that all animal activity is learned, rather than genetically programmed? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The most common form of aggression seen in animal hospitals is |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| the point of a reprimand is to _________ an animal. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Upon reaching secual maturity, male dogs and cats may mark their territory through |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which of the following are considered the most effective types of reward? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| We commonly refer to early bonding with an object or animal as? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The most effective way to minimize spraying is |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Pharmaceutical therapy for behavior modification can cause |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| learning through trial and error is often referred to as |
|
Definition
|
|
