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PCAT Biology Animal Behavior

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Triggered by irritation of the larynx






12. Stimulus that elicits the behavior of fixed action patterns






13. Submission display -ex: happy dog wagging tail






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






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






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






17. The major share of the response to the environment






18. Will prevail over a subordinate






19. Process in which environmental patterns or objects presented to a devleoping organism during a brief critical period in early life become accepted permanently as an element of their behavioral environment and included in an animal's behavioral respon






20. Substance secreted by animals that influence the behavior of other members of the same species






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






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






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






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






25. Natural bodily rhythms of eating and satiation






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. Rapid automatic response to a stimulus






33. Animals secrete phermones






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






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






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






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






38. Relatively unlikely to be modified by learning






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






40. Test of conditioning is the determination of whether the condition process is actually necessary for the production of a response by a previously 'neutral stimulus'






41. Recovery of the conditioned response after extinction






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






43. Prevents overexpansion of the lungs during forceful breathing






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






45. Established after the organism has been conditioned - whereby stimuli further and further away from the original conditioned stimulus elicit responses with decreasing magnitued






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






47. Involves adaptive responses to the environment






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






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






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