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GRE Psychology: Physiological/behavioral Neuroscience 2

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1. Bees dance to indicate food is extremely nearby






2. Some use map-and-compass navigation (landmarks and sun or stars) - some have true navigational abilities and can point toward their goal with no landmarks and from any position (e.g. captured birds eventually arrive at their usual goal anyway); birds






3. Bees when sun is obscured by clouds - bees can use this navigational cue to infer sun positioning






4. The study of animal behaviors - especially innate behaviors that occur in a natural habitat






5. Studied sea slug Aplysia - which have few - large - easily identifiable nerve cells (chose to study this for this reason) - learning and memory evidenced by changes in synapses and neural pathways






6. Very few drones (male bees) produced - only for mating with queen - same mating areas used year after year even though no bee survives from one year to the next - unknown how they know to gather there






7. Pigeons sensitive to pressure changes in altitude as navigational cue






8. Tinbergen - peck at end of parents' bills which have a red spot on the tip - parents then regurgitates food for chicks; chicks pecked more at a red-tipped model bill than at a plain model bill; the greater the contrast between bill and red spot even






9. dominant gene always beat out recessive gene - recessive gene is not manifested unless it is paired with another recessive gene - combination of dominant and recessive genes determines what he/she looks like






10. How particular genotypes selected out or eliminated from a population over time






11. Harlow - the isolated monkeys --> - the lack of interaction and socialization hampered social development - - once brought together with others - males did not display normal sexual functioning and females lacked maternal behaviours






12. Most sophisticated type of perception - generally replaces sight - marine mammals (dolphin) and bats - - emit high-frequency sounds and locate nearby objects from the echo; bats can fly through grids of thin nylon strings and can locate and eat small






13. how one looks and sometimes acts - partially determined by heredity or genotype - but can also be influence by environment






14. Breeding within same family - evolutionary controls prevent this (e.g. swan facial markings of same family)






15. Tinbergen - artificial stimuli that exaggerate naturally occurring sign stimulus or releaser - more effective than natural






16. Reproductive isolating mechanism - different species breed in different areas to prevent confusion or genetic mixing






17. Behaviours that precede sexual acts that lead to reproduction - to attract and isolate a mate






18. The internal regulation of body to main equilibrium (decrease in HR after the perceived threat is no longer present)






19. Basic unit of heredity - made of DNA molecules - organized in chromosomes - Human nucleus cells contains 23 pairs of chromosomes. Chromosomes in cells act as carriers for genes - and therefore for heredity






20. Atmospheric pressure - infrasound - magnetic sense - sun compass - star compass - polarized light






21. The total of all genetic material that an offspring received (23 pairs or 46 total chromosomes) - an individual'S complete genetic make up - include both dominant and recessive genes






22. Chemicals detected by vomeronasal organ - acts as messengers between animals - primitive form of communication - can transmit states such as fear or sexual receptiveness






23. Contrived breeding - mates intentionally paired to increase chances of producing offspring with particular traits






24. Only the fit survive - at the heart of evolution- it explains the evolution or genetic development of various species over time and explains the concept of genetic drift - favors inclusive fitness over individual fitness






25. Lorenz - certain species (often birds) young attach to first moving object they see - displayed by a 'following response' - subjective to sensitive learning period - after that period this would not occur






26. The internal physiological changes that occur in an organism in response to a perceived threat (increase in HR or respiration)






27. Birds - many birds can use star patterns and movements as navigational cue






28. Lorez - certain aggression necessary for survival of species - instinctual rather than learned






29. Bees dance to indicate food is far away






30. Endogenous rhythms that revolve around a 24 hour time period






31. Pigeons and bees have magnetic sensitivity - allows them to use earth`s magnetic forces as navigational cue






32. Made up of external characteristics (eye color - size - etc)






33. Sperm or ovum - haploid (23 single chromosomes)






34. Instrumental learning in animals -- led to law of effect that successful behaviours are likelier to be repeated; cats in puzzle boxes: eventually accidentally press escape door lever and be free - later the cat activates lever right away






35. Dance of the honeybees - and also studied senses of fish






36. Prevent interbreeding between two different (but closely related / genetically compatible) species - four types: 1) behavioral isolation - 2) geographic isolation - 3) mechanical isolation - 4) isolation by season






37. Times when a developing animal is particularly vulnerable to the effect of learning (e.g. birds learning their species' song - if reared in isolation cannot develop normal song later. and imprinting)






38. Worked with chimpanzees and insight in problem solving - chimps could perceive the whole situation to create new solutions rather than by trial and error; chimps had to use tools or create props to retrieve rewards






39. Form of natural selection - not the fittest that win but those with greatest chance of being chosen as a mate (best fighters - most attractive - etc)






40. Behaviour that solely benefits another - imilar to group mentality - will help if benefit outweighs cost or expect to be repaid






41. Founder of modern ethology - models in naturalistic settings - stickleback fish and herring gull chicks






42. Only one queen bee - which produces a chemical that suppresses ovaries in all other female bees - constantly tended to and fed - lays thousands of eggs in the spring; when eggs mature - scouts finds new site for old queen and her workers - a new quee






43. Navigate at night but do not use echolocation - like humans localize sound direction and distance by binaural cues (compare intensities - arrival times) - but better at determining elevation of sound source due to asymmetrical ears






44. Internal rhythms that keep animal in sync with environment; circadian - circannual - lunar - tidal rhythms






45. Reproductive isolating mechanism - potentially compatible species mate during different seasons






46. Evolved form of deception - ex: harmless snakes may mimic coloration and pattern of more poisonous ones to escape predation






47. When animal replaces a trained or forced response with a natural or instinctive response Ex: a dog with the nature to bark at visitors thinking they are intruders might have been taught to sit quietly when a guest enters through reward and punishment






48. Ability to reproduce and pass on genes






49. Bees can see UV light - sees certain markers on flowers (honey guides) that people do not






50. Harlow - monkeys became better at learning tasks as they acquired different learning experiences - eventually learned after only one trial







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