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PCAT Biology Animal Behavior

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






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






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






4. 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






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






6. Animals secrete phermones






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






8. 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






9. Relatively unlikely to be modified by learning






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






11. 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'






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






13. Stimulus that elicits the behavior of fixed action patterns






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






15. Involves adaptive responses to the environment






16. Recovery of the conditioned response after extinction






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






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






19. The major share of the response to the environment






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






21. Natural bodily rhythms of eating and satiation






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






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






24. Rapid automatic response to a stimulus






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Triggered by irritation of the larynx






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






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






37. Prevents overexpansion of the lungs during forceful breathing






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






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






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






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






42. 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






43. Will prevail over a subordinate






44. Submission display -ex: happy dog wagging tail






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






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






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






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






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






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