ASCI 271 Exam 1
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How does sterilization affect domestic animals? - decrease dimorphic behaviors
Melatonin - increase with shorter day length
decrease mating
Vasopressin - mate bonding in males
monogamy hormone
Which vole is vasopressin higher in? - Prairie vole
Affective Agression - rage driven
Predatory Aggression - chase and kill to eat
Assertive Aggression - dominance and territory
Fear-driven - maternal to protect young
Types of Affective Aggression - assertive
fear
pain
intermale
irritable/stress
, mixed
pathological
Pathological Aggression - type affective
from an injury/condition
Intermale Aggression - type affective
aggression between males of the same species
Killing Bite - fixed action pattern
hard wired
Bite Inhibition - guard against excessive killing
play too hard = yelp = stop
What are Tinbergen's 4 questions? - What is the cause of behavior?
How does behavior develop during ontogeny?
What is the function of the behavior?
How does the behavior develop during phylogeny?
What are areas of concern related to social ethology? -
Positive Reinforcement - making sure behavior happens again by adding positive stimuli
Reasons for polyandry? - more likely to reproduce
females receive offspring
"Proven Exam Answers – Trusted by Top-Scoring Students"
How does sterilization affect domestic animals? - decrease dimorphic behaviors
Melatonin - increase with shorter day length
decrease mating
Vasopressin - mate bonding in males
monogamy hormone
Which vole is vasopressin higher in? - Prairie vole
Affective Agression - rage driven
Predatory Aggression - chase and kill to eat
Assertive Aggression - dominance and territory
Fear-driven - maternal to protect young
Types of Affective Aggression - assertive
fear
pain
intermale
irritable/stress
, mixed
pathological
Pathological Aggression - type affective
from an injury/condition
Intermale Aggression - type affective
aggression between males of the same species
Killing Bite - fixed action pattern
hard wired
Bite Inhibition - guard against excessive killing
play too hard = yelp = stop
What are Tinbergen's 4 questions? - What is the cause of behavior?
How does behavior develop during ontogeny?
What is the function of the behavior?
How does the behavior develop during phylogeny?
What are areas of concern related to social ethology? -
Positive Reinforcement - making sure behavior happens again by adding positive stimuli
Reasons for polyandry? - more likely to reproduce
females receive offspring
