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A lake lacking in plant nutrients and having a large amount of dissolved
Oxygen, very clear water
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1 *proximate causes of behavior 2 observational learning
3 *What are learned behaviors 4 oligotrophic
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,*proximate causes of behavior • The "how" of a behavior
• Mechanism producing a behavior
ex. hormones, neurons
*ultimate causes of behavior • The "why" of a behavior
• Adaptive value of a behavior
ex. fitness, evolution, adaptations
What is behavior Behaviour is the internally coordinated responses
(actions or inactions) of whole living organisms
(individuals or groups) to internal and/or external
stimuli, excluding responses more easily
understood as developmental changes.
*What are innate behaviors An innate behavior is instinctive. It does not require
previous experiences or learning.
*What are learned behaviors A learned behavior, like the chimpanzee using a
tool to crack nuts, requires previous experiences.
What is a fixed action pattern? A stimulus that initiates the response, and will
continue to completion even if the stimulus is
withdrawn.
Fixed action patterns are genetically determined
and inherited
*Explain different mechanisms that Keys to improving survival include
link behaviors to an • predator avoidance
increased survival rate. • finding resources or shelter
• balancing foraging effort with the energy content
of food
(slides with stars go into specifics ie. camoflague)
, Imprinting the process by which certain animals form
attachments during a critical period very early in
life
Habituation learning not to respond to a stimulus. For example,
urban populations of birds and squirrels flee at
shorter distances when exposed to humans
compared to "natural" populations.
associative learning learning that certain events occur together. The
events may be two stimuli (as in classical
conditioning) or a response and its consequences
(as in operant conditioning).
classical conditioning a learning process that occurs when two stimuli are
repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited
by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the
first stimulus alone.
ex. pavlov dog
operant conditioning a type of learning in which behavior is
strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or
diminished if followed by a punisher
observational learning learning by observing others; also called social
learning
*How does camouflage help prey Camouflage increases survival because it
avoid predators decreases the chance of predation. For example,
this butterfly looks like a leaf.
*How does mimicking a predator animals are scared off by markings or by the
help prey avoid predators actions of the prey acting like a predator
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A lake lacking in plant nutrients and having a large amount of dissolved
Oxygen, very clear water
Choose an answer
1 *proximate causes of behavior 2 observational learning
3 *What are learned behaviors 4 oligotrophic
Don't know?
Terms in this set (114)
,*proximate causes of behavior • The "how" of a behavior
• Mechanism producing a behavior
ex. hormones, neurons
*ultimate causes of behavior • The "why" of a behavior
• Adaptive value of a behavior
ex. fitness, evolution, adaptations
What is behavior Behaviour is the internally coordinated responses
(actions or inactions) of whole living organisms
(individuals or groups) to internal and/or external
stimuli, excluding responses more easily
understood as developmental changes.
*What are innate behaviors An innate behavior is instinctive. It does not require
previous experiences or learning.
*What are learned behaviors A learned behavior, like the chimpanzee using a
tool to crack nuts, requires previous experiences.
What is a fixed action pattern? A stimulus that initiates the response, and will
continue to completion even if the stimulus is
withdrawn.
Fixed action patterns are genetically determined
and inherited
*Explain different mechanisms that Keys to improving survival include
link behaviors to an • predator avoidance
increased survival rate. • finding resources or shelter
• balancing foraging effort with the energy content
of food
(slides with stars go into specifics ie. camoflague)
, Imprinting the process by which certain animals form
attachments during a critical period very early in
life
Habituation learning not to respond to a stimulus. For example,
urban populations of birds and squirrels flee at
shorter distances when exposed to humans
compared to "natural" populations.
associative learning learning that certain events occur together. The
events may be two stimuli (as in classical
conditioning) or a response and its consequences
(as in operant conditioning).
classical conditioning a learning process that occurs when two stimuli are
repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited
by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the
first stimulus alone.
ex. pavlov dog
operant conditioning a type of learning in which behavior is
strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or
diminished if followed by a punisher
observational learning learning by observing others; also called social
learning
*How does camouflage help prey Camouflage increases survival because it
avoid predators decreases the chance of predation. For example,
this butterfly looks like a leaf.
*How does mimicking a predator animals are scared off by markings or by the
help prey avoid predators actions of the prey acting like a predator
