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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. Stimulus that elicits the behavior of fixed action patterns






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. The major share of the response to the environment






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






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






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






12. Triggered by irritation of the larynx






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






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






15. Rapid automatic response to a stimulus






16. Involves adaptive responses to the environment






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Natural bodily rhythms of eating and satiation






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






28. Submission display -ex: happy dog wagging tail






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






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






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






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






33. Recovery of the conditioned response after extinction






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






35. 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'






36. Will prevail over a subordinate






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Prevents overexpansion of the lungs during forceful breathing






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






49. Animals secrete phermones






50. 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