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PCAT Biology Animal Behavior

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1. The ability of a conditioned organism to respond to stimuli that are similar but not identical - to the original conditioned stimulus






2. Response is diminished and finally eliminated in the absence of reinforcement






3. Specific time periods during an animal's early development when it is physiologically able to develop specific behavioral patterns






4. Stimulus that elicits the behavior of fixed action patterns






5. Ex: coughing and sneezing -operate on the exposure to chemical irritants - toxic vapors - or mechanical stimulation of the respiratory system






6. Involves the association of a normally autonomic or visceral response with an environmental stimulus -aka Conditioned Reflex






7. Will prevail over a subordinate






8. Include the elements of the environment that occur in familiar cyclic patterns






9. Patterns of behavior that are established and maintained mainly by periodic situations -ex: response to a traffic light






10. Controlled at the spinal chord -the reabsorption of water in this zone of the kidney - which permits the concentration of urine - dpeends on the permeability of the collecting tubules to water






11. Members of most land-dwelling species defend a limited area or territory from intrusion by other members of the species






12. Rapid automatic response to a stimulus






13. Composed of two different reflexes: the inflation and deflation reflexes






14. Involves stimulating the brain's pleasure centers with links the lack of pleasure






15. Involves adaptive responses to the environment






16. Trigger a reversible behavioral change in the recipient ex: sex attractant - alarm - toxic defensive






17. Relatively unlikely to be modified by learning






18. Occur as a means of communication between members of a species






19. Complex - coordinated - and innate behavior responses to specific patterns of stimulation in the environment -innate






20. Daily cycles that when isolated from the natural phases of light and dark - they'll continue with approximate day-to-day phasing -have both internal/external






21. System of interactions of many neurons involving the startle response






22. Specific behaviors found in all animals which involve the evolution of a variety of complex actions that function as signals in preparation for mating






23. Unconditioned stimulus is removed or was never sufficiently paired with the conditioned stimulus






24. Consisting of threat displays and combat that settles disputes between individuals in population ex: dog growling






25. Social hierarchy -minimizes violent intraspecific aggressions by defining stable relationships among members of the group






26. Prevents overexpansion of the lungs during forceful breathing






27. Innate behavior that has evolved as a signal for communication between members of the same species






28. Involves conditioning responses to stimuli with the Use of reward or reinforcement






29. Animals secrete phermones






30. Submission display -ex: happy dog wagging tail






31. Inhibits the expiratory center and stimulates the inspirator center when the lungs are in danger of collapsing






32. Includes providing food - light - or electrical stimulation of the brain's 'pleasure centers.'






33. If the stimulus is no longer regularly applied - the response tends to recover over time






34. Alerts an animal to a significant stimulus -involves the interaction of reticular activating system






35. Produce long-term behavioral and physiological alterations in recipient animals ex: male mice may affect the estrous cycles of females






36. Involves the ability of th learning organism to respond differentially to slightly different stimuli






37. Stimulated by changes in pH - PCO2 - and PO2






38. The gradual elimination of conditioned responses in the absence of reinforcement






39. Involves conditioning an organism so that it will stop exhibiting a given behavior pattern






40. Complex reflex - learned motor pattern -ex: step on brakes when animal runs in front






41. Involves neural integration at a higher level -ex: brainstem or even cerebrum






42. Natural bodily rhythms of eating and satiation






43. Triggered by irritation of the larynx






44. Triggered by irritation of the wall of the nasal cavity






45. Recovery of the conditioned response after extinction






46. Distributing members of the species so that environmental resources are not depleted in a small region - intraspecifc competition is reduced






47. Involves the suppression of the normal startle responses to stimuli -repeated stimulation will results in decreased resonsiveness to that stimulus






48. Affect systemic blood pressure and stimulate the respiratory rate when blood pressure declines






49. Instinctual or innate behaviors that are predominant determinants of behavior patterns - and learning plays a relatively minor role in the modification of these predetermined behaviors






50. The capacity of the nervous system - particularly the cebral cortex - for flexibility -correlated with the capacity for learning adaptive responses